"On March 25 jurors found Meta and Google negligent in designing Instagram and YouTube and in failing to warn users about their risks, awarding the plaintiff $6 million in damages."
"The verdict turns a long-running argument about social media into a live legal question: Should the law treat the modern feed as protected publishing or as a product whose design can be judged for safety?"
"The plaintiff, identified by her initials as K.G.M., testified that she began using YouTube at age six and Instagram at age nine, focusing on the design features rather than specific content."
"This case is a test in a much larger fight, with roughly 1,600 cases pending in California and over 10,000 individual cases and 800 school district claims nationwide."
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent in the design of Instagram and YouTube, awarding $6 million in damages to the plaintiff. Meta was assigned 70% of the liability, while Google received 30%. This case raises questions about whether social media should be treated as protected publishing or as a product subject to safety standards. Additionally, a New Mexico jury found Meta liable for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms. The plaintiff's case focused on product design features like infinite scroll and autoplay, aiming to bypass legal protections for user-generated content.
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