Jury Rules Meta, YouTube Liable for Harm to Young Users

0:00A jury in Los Angeles has ruled meta and YouTube liable in a landmark lawsuit over harm to young users on social media. They awarded $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who claims the platforms addicted her during childhood and fueled her mental health. Issues After more than 40 hours of deliberation over nine days, jurors found both companies negligent in their platform designs. They also determined the actions showed malice, paving the way for punitive damages in coming weeks. TikTok and Snap had settled earlier, leaving just these two defendants. The plaintiff shared how she dove into YouTube at age 6 and Instagram at 9, glued to her screens all day. Her lawyers highlighted addictive elements like endless fees and auto-play that kept kids hooked. Meanwhile, the company stressed her tough home life, safety features, and argued social media wasn't the sole cause. This trial stands out as a bell-weather, potentially shaping thousands of similar cases against tech giants. It marks the first time internal documents from Meta and Google hit the public eye, fueling

1:04calls for accountability. With families pushing back and more lawsuits piling up, pressure mounts on platforms to rethink designs for child safety. This verdict signals real change could be on the horizon for how kids navigate the digital world. That wraps Toronto News Today, brought to you with AI.