"The plaintiff in the case, referred to as KGM or Kaley, was awarded $3m in damages. The 20-year-old said she became addicted to social media at a young age, which exacerbated her mental health issues."
"Kaley's legal team alleged that the social media giants used designed features intended to hook young users, including notifications and autoplay features."
"Jurors were instructed not to consider the content of the posts and videos Kaley saw on the platforms. That is because tech companies are shielded from legal responsibility for user-posted content under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act."
"Meta consistently argued that Kaley had struggled with her mental health separate from her social media use, often pointing to her turbulent home life."
A California jury found Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages in a social media addiction lawsuit. The plaintiff, a 20-year-old named Kaley, claimed addiction to social media worsened her mental health issues. She began using YouTube at age six and Instagram at nine. The lawsuit alleged that the companies designed features to hook young users. Jurors were instructed to disregard the content of posts due to legal protections for tech companies. Meta argued Kaley's mental health struggles were unrelated to social media use.
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