A major court loss put YouTube and Meta at the center of a growing fight over whether social media platforms were deliberately built to keep young users hooked. This video breaks down the case, the ...

Parents weigh in on the landmark social media addiction trial verdict. A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for app designs harming children, awarding $6M. Angela Scafuri, Dominick ...

Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for ...

A jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding a plaintiff $3 million in compensatory damages and an additional $3 million in punitive ...

No matter where we turn on social media, short videos are everywhere. Repeated exposure to this brief, information-dense, and rewarding content stimulates the brain in a way that tells us the ...

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A Los Angeles jury has doubled the total payout in the landmark social media addiction trial, awarding an additional $3 million in punitive damages. The combined $6 million verdict follows the jury’s ...

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on mounting legal pressure for Meta, as jurors in Los Angeles consider whether to award punitive damages after finding Meta and YouTube liable in a social media ...

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found YouTube and Meta liable in a landmark trial over whether social media companies should be held accountable for fueling a mental health crisis among children.