Meta, YouTube Held Liable for Youth Harm

0:00On March 25th, a jury in Los Angeles has ruled that meta and YouTube created addictive features that harmed young users, holding both companies liable, for negligence and failing to warn about health risks. The lead plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman known as Kaylee, received $3 million in damages after claiming heavy use of Instagram, and YouTube, since childhood, fueled her depression, body image issues, and suicidal thoughts. The week's long trial featured testimony for meta's top executives and drew parallels to past tobacco lawsuits, with jurors deliberating over a week, before reaching their non-unanimous verdict. TikTok and Snapchat settled out of core beforehand. Metacall the decision wrong and plans to explore appeals, while arguing family issues and other factors caused the plaintiff's struggles more than their apps. Therapists noted social media heavily influenced her mood swings. Meanwhile, a New Mexico jury just hit meta with a $375 million penalty for violating

1:00child protection laws, marking the first date win against big tech on youth harms, with more cases likely to test these legal boundaries. Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.