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Explainer-What comes next after the social media trial verdicts?
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-25 20:39
By Diana Novak Jones March 25 (Reuters)- - Recent jury verdicts in California and New Mexico involving Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google are sharpening scrutiny of social media companies as plaintiffs advance legal theories aimed at holding platforms liable for harm to children. Here's a look at how the cases could be an early test of how courts may handle similar claims going forward. WHAT DID THE LOS ANGELES JURY FIND? The jury ordered Meta and Google on Wednesday to pay a combined $6 million i ...