Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Social Media Addiction Trial, Ordered to Pay $6 Million
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Summary
A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial, ruling that the companies knowingly designed addictive features that harmed a young user's mental health. The companies must pay a combined $6 million in damages to the plaintiff in this bellwether case.
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Meta and YouTube must pay a plaintiff a combined $6 million after a jury found that they knowingly designed features that were addictive and harmful for a young user.
Luis Li, the attorney representing YouTube and Google, arrives at the court after the jury reached a verdict in the bellwether case.
A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
