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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Hall

Starmer promises Government will ‘go further’ after Google addiction ruling

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he is "very keen" for the Government to tackle addictive social media features, following a landmark US trial.

In a potentially precedent-setting ruling on Wednesday in Los Angeles, a jury found Google, the owner of YouTube, and Meta, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, built platforms to hook young users without regard for their wellbeing.

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