Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial, jury says

New York  — 

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.

Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was dangerous, failed to warn of those risks and caused substantial harm to the plaintiff, the jury found.

The decision could set a precedent for hundreds of similar cases and lead to major changes to how social media platforms operate, especially for young users —

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