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Meta’s biggest legal threat may not be the lawsuits themselves, but the claim that its app design is the harm. In this condensed ColdFusion episode, host Dagogo Altraide breaks down Meta’s mounting legal troubles—from thousands of lawsuits and massive arbitration claims to cases involving teen mental health, wrongful death, WhatsApp surveillance allegations, and a nearly $18 billion settlement. Learn how a landmark ruling found app features like infinite scroll, autoplay, and recommendation algorithms could be legally accountable, not just the content they surface. The summary also covers teen safety reforms, state settlements, internal whistleblower testimony from Frances Haugen, and why Meta’s engagement-driven algorithms have drawn comparisons to big tobacco. If you want a clear look at the tech ethics, social media regulation, and big tech accountability debate in a fraction of the time of the full episode, listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.