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Juries Find Meta And Google Harm Children
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In back-to-back verdicts this week, juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles found Meta and Google liable for harming children's mental health and designing addictive platforms. Jurors concluded that Instagram, Facebook and YouTube prioritized engagement over safety, violating state consumer-protection laws; both companies say they will appeal. The decisions could trigger thousands of similar suits and pressure firms to redesign recommendation systems.
Key Points
- 1Juries rule Meta and Google platforms cause mental-health harms among children and teenagers.
- 2Prosecutors argued companies prioritized engagement over safety and concealed known risks to users.
- 3Signals risk of thousands of similar claims and incentives to redesign recommendation systems for safety.
Scoring Rationale
High-impact legal precedents create industry-wide liability pressure, but outcomes may change on appeal and further litigation.
Sources
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- 04As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech’s invincibility starts to show cracksoann.com
- 05Why this week's social media verdicts could finally hold tech giants to accountcbsnews.com
- 06Big Lawsuits Not Going Great For Social Media Giantswonkette.com
- 07As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech's invincibility starts to show cracksjapantoday.com
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