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Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children

Within 48 hours, the legal landscape governing social media and children shifted in ways that will take years to fully understand and verify.

The Conversation

Landmark lawsuit finds that social media addiction is a feature, not a bug

A Los Angeles jury has delivered a landmark verdict: Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design and operation of their platforms, causing a young woman known in court documents as Kaley, or KGM, to become addicted to social media.

The Conversation

California woman who spent 16 hours a day online as a child wins lawsuit forcing Meta and YouTube to pay millions over addictive design

Zuckerberg’s testimony apparently did not “sit well” with the jury.

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The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for children – and the US justice system

In a court of law, tech titans will be judged not for who they are, but what they do. We should take comfort in that

The Guardian - US

What is tech addiction? A court ruling makes it Big Tech’s next big problem

The verdict in a landmark lawsuit over addictive social media design—and a wave of similar cases against Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap—could force Silicon Valley to confront whether its most powerful and “sticky” products are behaving like hard-to-kick drugs.

Fortune

Meta and YouTube Found Liable in Social Media Addiction Trial: What's Next For These SocMed Giants?

A Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive features, awarding $6m in damages. The case marks a significant legal precedent for social media platforms.

International Business Times UK

Law firms investigate possible Australian cases after US jury finds Meta and YouTube designed addictive products

Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say

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As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech's invincibility starts to show cracks

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users

The Independent UK

‘Beyond massive’: How a court victory by a teenager addicted to Instagram and YouTube could upend the whole tech industry

ANALYSIS: In a landmark ruling, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and Google liable for a young app user’s mental distress. Io Dodds explains why that logic could cost Big Tech billions — and potentially transform it permanently

The Independent UK

Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled.

The Conversation

A court just ruled that tech addiction is real—and dangerous. It could be Meta and YouTube's Big Tobacco moment

A Los Angeles jury’s decision that addictive app design caused a young woman’s mental health crisis could force Big Tech to confront what parents, doctors, and users have warned about for years.

Fortune

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

The Guardian - US

As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions

The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta

The Independent UK

Meta and YouTube just took a crushing legal blow over tech addiction. At this rehab for addicted teens and adults, it's treated like heroin

A landmark verdict is forcing a legal reckoning over whether tech addiction is real and harmful—even as clients at reSTART describe it as a force that has derailed their lives.

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The Guardian - US

‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media

The Independent UK

Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms

The Guardian - US

Twenty-year-old to testify at US trial about harm from social media addiction

Woman says ‘addictive design’ of Meta and YouTube hooked her before she was 10, causing depression and body dysmorphia

The Independent UK

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them sexual predators and dangerous content

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The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg gave all the right answers in ‘Big Tobacco’ moment – just not ones with any humanity

‘You expect a 9-year-old to read all of the fine print?’ Zuckerberg was asked by attorneys representing a social media user who claims her exposure to platforms owned by Meta caused negative mental health outcomes

The Independent UK

Zuckerberg takes stand in social media trial as jury hears that he’s trained on how to avoid being ‘fake, robotic and corporate’

Wednesday’s court proceedings marked the first time Mark Zuckerberg has appeared at a civil trial

Euronews

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in trial over alleged social media harm to children

A 20-year-old woman going by the name KGM alleges in a lawsuit that her use of Meta and Google platforms as a child fostered depressive and suicidal thoughts.

The Independent UK

Zuckerberg to testify in watershed child social media trial

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'That sounds like problematic use': You're not addicted to Instagram, says its boss – you're just 'binging' it like a Netflix show

Opening statements have been heard as social media platforms go on trial for causing mental health issues.

The Guardian - US

Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’

Reason

Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Starts Today in California

In the first social media addiction case to reach a jury, K.G.M. claims TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms are responsible for her depression, anxiety, and poor self esteem.

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