LA Jury Rules Meta and YouTube Contributed to Harm, Signaling Tech Liability Rise
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A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for addictive features that harmed a 20-year-old California woman’s mental health, assigning 70% fault to Meta and 30% to YouTube and awarding $6 million. Both companies plan to appeal, and the ruling could set a precedent for thousands of similar lawsuits, potentially impacting future product design and big‑tech profits amid ongoing scrutiny of teen mental health and AI development.
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