US Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Social Media Addiction, Orders $6M Payment
A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for a young woman's social media addiction and mental health damage, ordering them to pay $6 million. This landmark verdict, which acknowledges the harmful impact of addictive platform designs, has prompted the UK government to consider its own response regarding measures to reduce teenagers' engagement with social media.
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Iran rejects U.S. peace proposal and lays out its own conditions, the Army's 82nd Airborne Division readies to deploy to Iran, jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial.
By A Martínez
Read full article →US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman because of an addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay $6 million in damages, including $3 million in punitive damages.
By RFI
Read full article →What Meta and Google’s guilty verdict in social media harms trial means to users
The guilty verdict marks a historic acknowledgment that social media platforms’ addictive design features can directly harm young users, setting a legal precedent that could reshape accountability and regulation worldwide
By Gelo Gonzales
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