A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media
Key summary
Los Angeles jury returned a verdict finding Meta and Google liable jury found both companies liable for creating addictive products that caused a young woman’s mental-health problems after nine days of deliberation.
Compensatory damages were ordered at $3 million total, meta ordered to pay 70% and Google 30% of the $3 million award.
Meta said it would appeal the verdict, meta issued a statement disagreeing with the verdict and updated it to say it will appeal.
Google said it will appeal the verdict, google spokesperson José Castañeda stated Google will appeal and described YouTube as a streaming platform.
Plaintiff KGM alleged social-media dependency and mental-health harms, kGM said platforms contributed to her anxiety, depression, self-harm, and body dysmorphia from when she was a minor.
