Jury finds Instagram and YouTube designed to addict children, awards $3 million in landmark case
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A Los Angeles jury awarded $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who sued Instagram and YouTube, finding the platforms were designed to addict young users. The landmark verdict could set a precedent for thousands of similar lawsuits nationwide and reshape how tech companies are held accountable for harm caused to children by their products.
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finding Instagram and YouTube responsible for the suffering of a Chico, Calif., woman who charged the platforms were built to addict young users
The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products
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