A California jury on Wednesday found YouTube and Meta guilty of using design features that promoted social media addiction among minors.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had testified during the landmark trial, saying that Meta was not linked to mental health issues that plagued the plaintiff, who was awarded $3 million in compensatory damages, according to NBC News. The jury will next decide on punitive damages.
The lawyers for plaintiff K.G.M. said the verdict is “a historic moment” for children and families.
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“But this verdict is bigger than one case,” the lawyers said. “For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today’s verdict is a referendum — from a jury, to an entire industry — that accountability has arrived.”
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A jury just found Meta and Google (YouTube) liable in a landmark social media addiction trial,
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