Meta and YouTube face multimillion-dollar verdicts in youth harm cases

31 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026

Imeripotiwa na AI

Juries in California and New Mexico last week held Meta and Alphabet's YouTube liable for harms to young users, awarding a total of over $381 million in damages. The cases targeted platform features rather than third-party content, challenging long-standing Section 230 protections. Company lawyers have vowed to appeal the rulings.

A California jury awarded $6 million to a young woman identified as KGM. The plaintiff argued that features on Instagram and YouTube, including infinite scroll, autoplay, and notifications, caused her addiction. Evidence included internal Meta documents supporting these claims against the platforms' designs for engaging young users.

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New Mexico jury fines Meta $375 million in child safety case

A jury in New Mexico ruled Meta liable for violating the state's consumer protection laws, ordering the company to pay a $375 million penalty. The verdict stems from allegations that Meta misled users about platform safety amid child exploitation risks. Meta plans to appeal the decision.

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, defended his company's social media platforms during testimony in a Los Angeles court this week. The trial stems from a 2023 lawsuit alleging Instagram addiction caused harm to a young user. Zuckerberg pushed back on claims of intentional addictiveness while discussing child safety measures.

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