An expert witness in a case brought by a California woman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, testified that the design features of its social media apps are addictive, likening them to a "drug," especially when affecting youth.The landmark case continued in a California courtroom on Tuesday with witness testimony.Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and Stanford University professor, told the court after reviewing thousands of pages of internal documents and reviewing social media companies' own research, she determined the design features of social media are addictive.The mo...

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