Meta, YouTube Fined for Addictive Features

0:00It's March 26th, entertainment and celebrity news today starts now. AI-powered and spotlight-ready, I'm Cory with the story. A California jury just ruled that meta and YouTube were negligent for addictive features on their platforms that seriously harmed a young woman. Meta has to pay $4.2 million in damages, while YouTube owes $1.8 million. This landmark decision points to how social media designs can hook users, especially younger ones, leading to real emotional damage. Families have long raised alarms about these risks, going unchecked. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quickly celebrated the verdict as a major win for parents and kids. Through their parents' network, launched last year to help families hit by online harms, they stressed putting child safety ahead of company profits. Meta and Google, YouTube's parent company, both rejected the ruling. Google called YouTube a responsible streaming service, not social media, and they're gearing up to appeal.

1:00This case could spark more lawsuits and push platforms to rethink their approaches, finally holding big tech accountable for user well-being.