Katharina Zwins (@zwins.at)

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial * Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Meta and YouTube have been found liable for negligence for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed, a jury ruled on Wednesday. The tech companies have also been found liable for failure to warn. The jury awarded the plaintiffs in the case compensatory damages of $3m. It took nearly nine days of deliberations for the Los Angeles jury to reach its verdict. Jurors also awarded punitive damages, which will be decided during the next phase of the trial. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/jury-verdict-us-first-social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu