Social media giants found liable for social media addiction in landmark court case

A jury in Los Angeles found ‌Google and Meta liable for social media addiction in a landmark social media lawsuit.The jury found that Instagram, which is owned by Meta, and YouTube, which is owned by Google, were responsible for harm caused to children using their services - awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages. After more than 40 hours of deliberation across nine days, California jurors decided Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design or operation of their platforms.The jury also decided each ...