Meta and Google found liable for social media addiction

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Meta and Google were found liable for a woman’s social media addiction and have been ordered to pay her $3million in damages. After more than 40 hours of deliberation across nine days, California jurors decided the tech giants were negligent in the design or operation of their platforms. The verdict came a day after a separate New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375million for failing to protect children from predators on Instagram and Facebook.

See also: Social media addiction is a feature, not a bug.