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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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LOS ANGELES — A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for social media addiction.

The jury stated that Meta's and YouTube's negligence were a substantial factor in causing harm to the plaintiff, identified in court by her initials, K.G.M., and that the companies failed to adequately warn users of the dangers of Instagram (Meta's platform) and YouTube (which is owned by Google).

They awarded K.G.M. $3 million in compensatory damages, finding Meta 70% responsible for harm caused to the now 20-year-old plaintiff, and YouTube responsible for 30%.

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[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cool, so on appeals this too will get knocked down to a $10 fine, getting smacked on the head once with a newspaper, and a blowjob from the judge.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It’s already $.30 so $10 would be an upgrade