If the addiction elements of social media platforms has to be curtailed, what are the companies worth?

It seems like a lot of people are social media addicts. How many more lawsuits will there be against META? It seems endless. But the rub is, if the addiction aspect of these platforms is shut down, how much are the companies worth?

Not to mention way too many elderly individuals are being hit with scams on META's platforms and they are doing little to curb it. How long before those lawsuits emerge?

[https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict)

The entire company model is built on addiction and they have known how it effects brains for a long time.

[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/phones-children-silicon-valley.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/phones-children-silicon-valley.html)