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A jury on Wednesday found Big Tech giants Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media trial, awarding $3 million in compensation to a woman who argued the companies were to blame for her social media addiction.Why it matters: It is rare that social media giants are found liable for any harms people may face using their platforms, and the verdict…
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 and operation of the platforms. The jury determined $3 million in damages, with Meta expected to pay 70 percent and YouTube 30 percent of that amount. The…
A woman has been awarded $3m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
