‘Now we have the proof’: Safety advocates hope a landmark jury ruling could lead to social media changes

New York — 

Online safety advocates hope landmark trial verdicts this week can bring change to social media platforms they have warned about for years, after juries found Meta (and YouTube in one case) responsible for harms to kids and teens.

“We’ve been telling our stories forever and people say, ‘Oh, that’s horrible,’ but we haven’t seen any action,” Julianna Arnold told CNN’s Elex Michaelson on Thursday. Arnold founded the advocacy organization Parents RISE! following the death of her daughter Coco, for which she blames Instagram. “Now we have the proof to back up and validate the stories

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