Los Angeles — Lawyers for a now-20-year-old woman argued that addictive features harmed her mental health as opening statements began Monday in a landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, the first of ...

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Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder ...

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health.

A Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and YouTube were negligent in designing addictive platforms that harmed a young user, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California jury delivered a landmark verdict finding Meta and YouTube liable for designing platforms that addict children, ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Stand on Social Media Addiction: 'If Something Is Valuable, People Will Do It More' Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testified on Wednesday as part of a first-ever trial ...

Parents who lost children to alleged social media–related harms hold a vigil ahead of a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on February 5, 2026. - Jill Connelly/Reuters Lawyers for a ...