Meta's Social Media Trial: Jury Deliberates

0:00On March 23rd, jurors in a New Mexico State Court are now deliberating in a major lawsuit against meta over its social media platforms effects on. Children After six weeks of testimony from teachers, experts, investigators, meta-executives and whistleblowers, the case heads to a verdict. It's one of the first such trials amid growing lawsuits targeting tech giants in youth mental health. Metas lawyers argue the company has strong safeguards for teens, removes harmful content and keeps improving safety features without limiting free speech. They admit some bad posts slip through but say their systems catch most issues. The jury, drawn from Santa Fe County residents, will rule on three counts under the State's unfair practices act, including unconscionable trade practices. A willful violation could mean fines up to $5,000 each, potentially totaling billions based on New Mexico users, though meta wants a different math. Prosecutors aren't blaming usurpos protected by a 30-year-old federal law called Section 230

1:04or the First Amendment. Instead, they focus on meta's algorithms that push addictive content to kids. Meanwhile, a similar case against meta and YouTube is in jury deliberations in California, which could shape thousands more suits. As this trial wraps its first phase, a judge will next decide on public nuisance claims that my forced medits of fund programs for child harms. This case is signal big changes ahead for how social media handles young users.