"Kaley testified that she started using Instagram aged nine and YouTube aged six, and encountered no attempts to block her because of her age. 'I stopped engaging with family because I was spending all my time on social media,' she told the court."
"Kaley said she was 10 when she began having feelings of anxiety and depression, and was diagnosed years later by a therapist. She has since been diagnosed with body dysmorphia."
"Kaley's lawyers argued that Meta and YouTube built 'addiction machines', pointing to features such as infinite scroll and arguing the companies failed to prevent children from accessing their platforms."
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and YouTube are liable for intentionally creating addictive platforms that negatively impacted a woman's mental health during her childhood. The plaintiff, Kaley, was awarded $3 million, with 70% of the responsibility assigned to Meta and 30% to YouTube. Kaley testified about her early use of Instagram and YouTube, which led to anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia. Meta and Google plan to appeal the verdict, asserting that mental health issues cannot be attributed to a single app.
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