A Los Angeles jury has found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $6 million in a landmark social media addiction case.

The court rulings against Meta are a reminder: we just want Silicon Valley to do what is right. And that starts with protecting children fro...

"Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted.”

“I think this absolutely could also open up the floodgates,” attorney Josh Hammer said of this week's landmark social media trials — both of...

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A historic ruling finding Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and YouTube parent Google liable for fueling teen social media addiction could open the flo...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.A Los Angeles jury has found the parent companies of Yo...

Meta and Google were found liable of negligence after they were accused of deliberately designing addictive apps that harm young users. The...

The jury says Meta and YouTube will have to pay $3 million in damages.

“We respectfully disagree with the verdict and are evaluating our legal options," said Meta.

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

Jurors found the companies liable after nine days of deliberations at landmark trial in Los Angeles

The verdict, which caps a weekslong trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media c...

A jury found the companies negligent in their app designs, harming a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her ment...

The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It ma...