A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for ...

A California jury on Wednesday found social media giants Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, determining the companies were negligent in their design or operation of ...

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found YouTube and Meta liable in a landmark trial over whether social media companies should be held accountable for fueling a mental health crisis among children.

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LOS ANGELES — A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for ...

A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. By Cecilia Kang Ryan Mac and Eli Tan Cecilia Kang reported from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Los Angeles court jury has reached its final verdict, stating that it finds Meta and YouTube guilty of being "negligent" in the ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said "the floodgates are open" for more legal cases against tech giants after Google and Meta were found liable for a woman's social media addiction in a landmark ...

Social Media Victims Law Center founding attorney Matthew P. Bergman discusses the lawsuit accusing Meta and YouTube of fueling social media addiction on ‘Fox News Live.’ Matthew Bergman, attorney for ...

A jury in Los Angeles determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using their platforms in a high-profile social media case. It's the first ...

A California jury has declared that social media giants Meta and YouTube were liable for harming a young woman by designing their platforms to be addictive. The verdict could affect many more cases. A ...