Daily Caller News Foundation (Natalia Mittelstadt), The Star News Network
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, concluding the companies were negligent in their design and operation. The jury determined $3 million in damages, with Meta expected to pay 70% and YouTube 30%. The decision ends the nearly two-month trial against Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, and Google’s YouTube, and is one of the first high-profile trials regarding children’s online safety. TikTok and Snap were also defendants, but they both settled.