# The Lawyer Holding Big Tech Accountable by ‘Beating the Tar Out of Them’ in Court

- Source: WIRED
- Published: 2026-11-04T18:21:26+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/wired-world-fair-2026-mark-lanier/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-lawyer-holding-big-tech-accountable-by-beating-the-tar-out-of-them-33e749/

Mark Lanier led the first social media addiction case to go to trial, winning a verdict against Meta and Google in March. It’s just the beginning.

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