The Guardian | Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds by Dara Kerr

Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial

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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.

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