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A California jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their platforms, ordering them to pay $3 million and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.
#Google #Meta #trial
A California jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their platforms, ordering them to pay $3 million and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.
#Google #Meta #trial
#Jury reaches verdict in #Meta, #Google trial on #socialmedia #addiction
A Los Angeles jury found #Alphabet's Google & Meta liable Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit.
The outcome could influence thousands of cases against the #tech companies brought by parents, attorneys general & school districts. At least half of #US teens use #YouTube or #Instagram daily, acc/to the Pew Research Center.
#law #business #BigTech #accountability #MentalHealth
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/jury-reaches-verdict-meta-google-trial-social-media-addiction-2026-03-25/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable-on-its-apps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Meta ordered to pay $375m after being found liable in child exploitation case https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/meta-new-mexico-jury
@therightarticle Please, let this be the beginning of many trials to come after #Meta
A #NewMexico jury ruled Tuesday that #Meta knowingly harmed children’s #MentalHealth & concealed what it knew about #child sexual #exploitation on its #socialmedia platforms.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly 7-week trial, & as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta & #YouTube should be liable in a similar case.
#law #accountability #tech #business #moderation #pedophilia
https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-new-mexico-trial-28eabd8ec5f58c1d1ecddc21bb107de7
Jurors sided with state prosecutors who argued that #Meta — which owns #Instagram, #Facebook & #WhatsApp — prioritized profits over #safety. The #jury determined Meta violated parts of the state’s Unfair Practices Act on accusations the company hid what it knew about the dangers of #child sexual #exploitation on its platforms & impacts on child #MentalHealth.
#law #accountability #socialmedia #tech #business #moderation #ChildAbuse #pedophilia
A #NewMexico jury ruled Tuesday that #Meta knowingly harmed children’s #MentalHealth & concealed what it knew about #child sexual #exploitation on its #socialmedia platforms.
The landmark decision comes after a nearly 7-week trial, & as jurors in a federal court in California have been sequestered in deliberations for more than a week about whether Meta & #YouTube should be liable in a similar case.
#law #accountability #tech #business #moderation #pedophilia
https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-new-mexico-trial-28eabd8ec5f58c1d1ecddc21bb107de7
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