Bytes: Week in Review — Meta, YouTube’s social media addiction case, a new AI literacy course, and Kalshi’s prediction market self-regulation

The prediction market platform Kalshi announces new rules this week. Plus, the Department of Labor introduces an AI literacy course. But first, a jury in Los Angeles this week found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in what’s being called a landmark case.

The social media companies were accused of intentionally designing their platforms to be addictive, which caused harm to a young user’s mental health. The companies were ordered to pay $6 million in damages — and they’ve told media outlets they disagree with the verdict and are exploring their legal options.

Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, about all these headlines for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

Everything we talked about

“Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case” from The New York Times

“New Mexico seeking changes to Meta's platform after jury finds company liable” from CNBC

“Labor Department launches AI literacy course” from Axios

“US Department of Labor launches ‘Make America AI-Ready’ initiative” from the Department of Labor

“Kalshi to preemptively block athletes and politicians from trading on their markets” from Axios