A rural Kentucky school district has reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and TikTok.

A rural Kentucky school district has reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and TikTok. The bigger question is not only legal. It is about attention. If social platforms are powerful enough to shape how young people spend their days, then users also need better ways to shape what they see. Maybe the future of social media is not just more content. Maybe it is more control over the feed.