A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google liable in a closely watched trial accusing social media platforms of designing their products to get young users addicted, awarding the plaintiff $6 million in damages. Meta was ordered to pay 70% of the awarded compensatory damages, while Google is responsible for the remaining 30%, for a total of $3 million. Hours later, the jury ordered Meta to pay another $2.1 million and Google an additional $900,000 in punitive damages. Unlike compensatory damages, jurors were not asked to award punitive damages as a percentage of a lump sum. The verd...
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