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2026-03-25
US Jury Finds Meta, YouTube Liable in Social Media Addiction Trial
A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for social media addiction, ordering $3 million in damages.
A California jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their platforms, ordering them to pay $3 million and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.