The companies were found guilty of building platforms designed to keep young people addicted. For years, Meta and Google said there was no proof that their apps caused harm to teenagers. Despite the fact that there seemed to everyone to be a negative connection between teenagers using apps like Instagram or YouTube and their mental health,

A Los Angeles jury handed down an unprecedented win on Wednesday to a young woman who sued the companies for deliberately designing their platforms to addict and harm children. A Los Angeles County jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google liable for harming a young woman who used their social media platforms.

Parents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media.

Advocates take heart from two jury decisions in as many days ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages over claims of addiction and endangerment.

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services

A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that alleged the platforms knowingly made their services addictive and harmful to minors. CBS News contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the verdict.

Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google must pay damages to a 20-year-old woman who said her addiction to social media caused her mental health struggles, a jury concluded in a landmark decision that could signal hefty risks for the companies as they fight thousands of similar claims.

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