In his opening remarks to the jury, a Google attorney said YouTube is not a social media platform — and could not therefore contribute to social media addiction in children. LOS ANGELES (CN) — An ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California jury has ruled in favor of a 20-year-old woman who filed complaints against Meta and YouTube for negligence. The jury ...

LOS ANGELES, Ca. (WTOC) - A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case linking their platforms to social media addiction, a decision that could have far-reaching effects on ...

Lawyers for a now-20-year-old woman argued that addictive features harmed her mental health as opening statements began Monday in a landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, the first of hundreds of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The jury in a landmark California trial found that Instagram and YouTube are liable in a social media addiction trial. The ...

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 ...

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder ...

LOS ANGELES — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by ...

W. Mark Lanier told a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that YouTube and Instagram were designed to addict kids, like his client, Kaley, who got her first iPhone at age 9. Plaintiff’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report ...

Meta claims social media addiction isn’t real. Juries disagree Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor for the Guardian. I’m hoping futilely for warm spring ...

A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children.