Stefan BohacekMar 16

The jury at the center of the social media trial in L.A. will be resuming their deliberations today, after the closing arguments last week.

Looking forward to reading about their decision.

"If jurors rule in favor of [the 20-year-old lead plaintiff], the social media companies could face harsh financial penalties, which plaintiffs’ lawyers hope will lead them to change fundamental aspects of how their platforms function."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/12/social-media-addiction-trial

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‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media

The Guardian
Show threadStefan Bohacek6d ago

I've been following the trial for the past few days, and the jury is still deliberating.

https://www.reuters.com/world/jury-social-media-addiction-trial-says-it-is-having-difficulty-coming-consensus-2026-03-23/

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Show threadStefan Bohacek5d ago

Finally. The jury in one of the ongoing social media trials reached a verdict.

"The jury ultimately decided that Meta should pay $375 million in damages."

Well. It's something, I guess.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jury-reaches-verdict-in-meta-child-safety-trial-in-new-mexico.html

Can't wait to hear from California!

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Show threadStefan Bohacek

The jury in the L.A. trial also reached a verdict.

"But win or lose the outcome of this trial, victims in the United States have won because now we know that social media companies can and will be held accountable before a fair and impartial jury."

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/verdict-reached-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial-rcna263421

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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety

A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children.

NBC News
Mar 25 at 5:48pmWeb
Show threadStefan Bohacek4d ago

As for the verdict: "The jurors awarded the plaintiff $3 million in damages, finding Meta 70% responsible for harm caused to her, and YouTube responsible for 30%."

But --

"The trial is a test case, known as a bellwether, tied to about 2,000 other pending lawsuits brought by parents and school districts arguing that social media giants should be considered manufacturers of defective products for hooking a generation of young people to social media feeds."

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict

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