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Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child https://arstechni.ca/HbtP #socialmediaaddiction #childsafety #Instagram #Facebook #YouTube #Policy #google #meta

Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child

Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.

Ars Technica

Subconscious Proxy 1h ago

Meta, YouTube found liable in US social media addiction case
https://www.dw.com/en/meta-youtube-found-liable-in-us-social-media-addiction-case/a-76532878

#Meta #YouTube #Law #TechPolicy #SocialMediaAddiction

N-gated Hacker News 2h ago

🎉 Wow, a Los Angeles jury decided that #Meta and #Google are to blame for social media addiction! 🤯 Next, we'll sue pizzas for making us fat and Netflix for making us couch potatoes. 🍕📺 Because, clearly, personal responsibility is sooo last decade. 🙄
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c747x7gz249o #socialmediaaddiction #lawsuit #personalresponsibility #LosAngelesjury #HackerNews #ngated

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

BBC News

Hacker News 2h ago

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c747x7gz249o

#HackerNews #Meta #Google #SocialMediaAddiction #Trial #Liability

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

BBC News

Ars Technica News 5h ago

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps https://arstechni.ca/EjR6 #socialmediaaddiction #childexploitation #childsafety #Instagram #NewMexico #Facebook #whatsapp #Policy #meta

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps

Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.

Ars Technica

SquaredTech Mar 15

Meta and YouTube are facing trial over social media addiction, potentially setting a precedent for the impact of platforms like Instagram on mental health. Stay informed, this could change the game in online safety. #SocialMediaAddiction #MentalHealthAwareness #MetaTrial #OnlineSafety
https://www.squaredtech.co/social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube-jury?fsp_sid=7131

Explosive Social Media Addiction Trial Puts Meta And YouTube Under Jury Scrutiny

The social media addiction trial against Meta and YouTube could shape how courts judge the mental health impact of platforms like Instagram and YouTube.

SquaredTech

eicker.news ᳇ tech news Mar 13

In a landmark #socialmediaaddiction trial, lawyers presented closing arguments to a jury deciding if #Meta and #YouTube are liable for harms caused to children using their platforms. The plaintiff, Kaley, claims her #socialmedia #addiction exacerbated #depression and #suicidalthoughts. https://apnews.com/article/meta-instagram-facebook-trial-social-media-addiction-0e99c9ba6159421720d616f9facd10f0?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Closing arguments begin in landmark social media trial set in Los Angeles

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury has heard closing arguments before heading to the deliberation room to decide whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their platforms. Closing statements in the trial began Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse in Los Angeles. Lawyers representing the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman, and those representing the two defendants, Meta and Google-owned YouTube, made their respective cases to the jurors.

AP News

Defector | The last good website.Feb 27

Meta’s Defense In Social Media Addiction Trial Is Basically A Shrug

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/metas-defense-in-social-media-addiction-trial-is-basically-a-shrug

NewsletterTF Feb 25

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Trial Regarding Youth Social Media Addiction and Company Responsibility

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles trial about claims that Meta apps like Instagram cause youth addiction and mental health issues. Over 1,600 families are suing.

#MarkZuckerberg, #Meta, #Instagram, #SocialMediaAddiction, #YouthMentalHealth

https://newsletter.tf/mark-zuckerberg-testifies-los-angeles-court-youth-social-media-addiction/

NewsletterTF Feb 25

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week in Los Angeles. The trial is about claims that Instagram and other Meta apps harm young people, with over 1,600 families suing.

#MarkZuckerberg, #Meta, #Instagram, #SocialMediaAddiction, #YouthMentalHealth

https://newsletter.tf/mark-zuckerberg-testifies-los-angeles-court-youth-social-media-addiction/

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Meta Apps in Los Angeles Court Over Youth Addiction Claims

Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles trial about claims that Meta apps like Instagram cause youth addiction and mental health issues. Over 1,600 families are suing.