After days of deliberation, a jury in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday said that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a landmark trial where a 20-year-old woman said that her use of social media in her teens addicted her to the platforms and made her depression worse.
Meta and YouTube were ordered to pay $3 million in damages to the plaintiff, identified as K.G.M. There may be additional damages. Meta and YouTube said they will appeal.
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