Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:23PM (#46965404)

So you've never seen like, a beer ad that promises status and attractiveness?

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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by cm2012 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:08PM (#46966061)

Beer/liquor is in the same category of status good. People pay a lot to show the brand.

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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @05:31PM (#46967902)

Some liquor brands are like that. 95% or more of beer ads that imply status are just lying to you.

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Re:Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at lan... by anonymars on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @06:16PM (#46968423)

Similarly, something must have been missing from the AXE body spray instructions

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