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Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media addiction trial, awards $3M in damages

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 $3 million in damages. Meta was ordered to pay 70% of the awarded damages, while Google is responsible for the rest. The verdict came after nine days, roughly 43 hours, of deliberations. Jurors found that Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube acted with "malice, oppression, or fraud" which means there will also be punitive damages determined on top of the $3 million total compensato...