Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial

After more than a week of deliberations, a jury in Los Angeles finding both Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in this Bellweather civil case over allegations that their platforms were designed to be addictive. That of course comes just one day after a separate jury in New Mexico ruled against Meta in a case centered on similar claims about product design and child safety. Now, in this LA case, jurors were asked whether the companies misled the public about the safety of their apps and whether certain de ...