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Tech watchdog says addiction verdict against Meta, Google is an 'earthquake'

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Meta and Google were held liable for causing childhood addiction to social media.

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  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Jury awards $3 million in damages in landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.

  2. Fortune

    Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark child social media harm case, ordered to pay $3 million—with punitive damages still to come (opens Fortune)

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    The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow, as the jury decided the companies acted with malice, or highly egregious conduct.

  3. KYMA Yuma

    California jurors find YouTube and Meta liable in social media addiction trial (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A California jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms.

  4. Times Of San Diego

    Los Angeles jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen's mental distress in landmark social media trial (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    If the companies continue to lose in future litigation on the same issue, they could be on the hook for billions more in damages.

  5. FOX Business

    Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media addiction trial, awards $3M in damages (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A Los Angeles jury delivered a verdict in a closely watched landmark case accusing Meta and YouTube of designing addictive social media platforms.

  6. WSVN Miami

    Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and

  7. Deadline

    Meta & Google Found Negligent In Social Media Addiction Trial In L.A. (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    A Los Angeles jury today found social media giants Meta & Google liable for creating addictive products & platforms that harm minors.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    California jurors decided Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design or operation of their platforms, and awarded the plaintiff $3 million in damages.

  9. CNN

    Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial (opens CNN)

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    A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark LA social media safety trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Jurors found YouTube and Meta negligent in a potentially landmark Los Angeles trial over social media addiction.

  11. NBC News

    Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children.

  12. Seattle Times

    Jury finds tech giants liable in landmark social media addiction trial (opens Seattle Times)

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    A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.

  13. Forbes

    Meta and Google Found Liable In Social Media Addiction Trial—Must Pay Out $3 Million (opens Forbes)

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    The companies were ordered to pay $3 million in damages to a 20-year-old woman who brought the lawsuit.

  14. WFMZ Allentown

    Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The decision Wednesday

  15. Delaware Public Media

    Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $6 million in social media addiction trial (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

  16. CNET

    Jury Finds Meta, Google Negligent in Social Media Addiction Trial (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    A California woman sued the tech giants, alleging Instagram and YouTube were designed to be addictive to children.

  17. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Meta and YouTube found liable of negligence in landmark social media addiction trial (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Jurors found YouTube and Meta negligent in a potentially landmark Los Angeles trial over social media addiction.

  18. Delaware Public Media

    California jury finds Meta and Google liable in landmark social media case (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A 20-year-old woman who sued Meta and YouTube claimed their social media platforms “engineered” her addiction to them, causing severe mental health problems.

  19. New York Post

    Meta, YouTube found liable for woman’s debilitating social media addiction in $3M landmark trial (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A verdict has been reached in the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles.

  20. Al Jazeera

    US jury finds Meta, Alphabet liable in landmark social media addiction case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A California jury awarded the plaintiff $3m in damages in the case

  21. Digital Journal

    California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms,

  22. Townhall

    Jury Finds Meta, Google Liable for Negligence in Landmark Social Media Lawsuit (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    LA jury finds Meta and Google liable for social media addiction, awarding $3M in landmark negligence case.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Meta, YouTube found liable in US social media addiction case (opens Deutsche Welle)

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  24. CNET

    Meta and Google Lose California Social Media Addiction Trial, Must Pay Damages (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    A California woman sued the tech giants, alleging Instagram and YouTube were designed to be addictive to children.

  25. Insider

    Jury finds Meta, YouTube negligent in bellwether teen addiction case (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    In a 10-to-2 vote, the Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and Google knew their design was "dangerous" but failed to warn the plaintiffs.

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