"A panel of jurors found Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a 20-year old woman, known as Kaley."
"Jurors found Meta to be 70% responsible for the plaintiff's harm - and YouTube was 30% to blame."
"Meta's chairman and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, relied on his company's longstanding policy of not allowing users under the age of 13 on any of its platforms."
"Snap and TikTok were also initially defendants, but both companies reached undisclosed settlements with Kaley prior to trial."
A Los Angeles jury ruled in favor of a young woman, Kaley, who sued Meta and Google for her childhood addiction to social media. The jury determined that Meta was 70% responsible for her harm, while Google was 30% liable. The case is expected to influence numerous similar lawsuits in the US. Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, defended the company by stating its policy against users under 13, despite evidence of underage usage. Snap and TikTok settled with Kaley before the trial.
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