At the center of the case is a 20-year-old plaintiff identified as “Kaley G.M.,” whose emotional testimony moved at least one juror to tears.
A DHS funding deal is looking less likely just as we learn some unpaid TSA workers have been forced to sell blood or live in their cars to make ends meet. A California jury ruled against two tech giants in a landmark trial that accuses them of putting profit over children’s safety.
On today's episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec discuss Meta and Google being found liable in a landmark court case about social media addiction. Bloomberg News Legal Analyst June Grasso weighs in. Then, Bloomberg News Middle East Reporter Dan Williams as US-Iran truce talks hang in the balance. Plus, Bloomberg News White…
The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.
Jurors found the companies were negligent, and the design of their apps caused harm to children.
A Los Angeles jury has found Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Google's YouTube liable in a groundbreaking lawsuit concerning harm to children using their platforms, awarding $3 million in damages to a young woman who claims social media addiction during childhood worsened her mental health. The post Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent in Landmark Social Media…
In a landmark lawsuit against tech giants Meta and YouTube, a jury found the companies negligent in causing harm to the plaintiff, a young woman, and failing to warn users about the dangers of their social media apps. Tech journalist Jacob Ward explains why this case opens a “can of worms” when it comes to suing technology companies for social media…
