Los Angeles jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction case
A jury in Los Angeles found the companies’ platforms’ design contributed to harm and awarded $3 million in damages.
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. The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in damages. The verdict could signal wider legal scrutiny of how platforms are designed and their impact on users.