Morning Brew Daily cover image

Morning Brew Daily

States Go After Meta for Addictive Features & Is Bitcoin Back?

Oct 25, 2023
26:15
Snipd AI
States suing Meta for 'addictive features' and impact on teen mental health, rise of Bitcoin, Google's revenue streams, Spotify's profitability, Saudi investment fund's growing influence
Read more

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Instagram's addictive features are being blamed for contributing to the teen mental health crisis.
  • Bitcoin's value surge and institutional investors' interest indicate a positive outlook for the cryptocurrency.

Deep dives

Instagram sued by states over teen mental health concerns

42 states have filed a lawsuit against meta, the parent company of Instagram, accusing the social media platform of contributing to the teen mental health crisis. The lawsuit alleges that Instagram's addictive features, such as the infinite news feed and constant notifications, lead to young users' susceptibility to addiction and an unhealthy reliance on social media for meaningful connection. This lawsuit is the largest and most unified effort by state attorneys general to hold a social media company accountable for its impact on mental health.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode