Meta and Google found liable for $6 million in social media addiction lawsuit
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2mo ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
A jury awarded $6 million in damages to a woman named Kaley in a landmark social media addiction case against Meta and Google (YouTube). The verdict found the companies acted with "malice, oppression, or fraud" in operating their platforms, with Meta responsible for 70% of damages and Google for 30%. The case could set a precedent for hundreds of similar lawsuits across the US, with parents of other affected children present at the courthouse throughout the five-week trial.
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· 5 pulledJurors found that Kaley should receive $3m in compensatory damages and an additional $3m punitive damages
Meta and Google 'acted with malice, oppression, or fraud' in the way the companies operated their platforms
Meta will be expected to shoulder 70% of Kaley's damages award, with Google the remaining 30%
Parents of other children, who are not part of Kaley's lawsuit but claim they also were harmed by social media, were outside the courthouse
A verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US
A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
