Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the US has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its verdict in the landmark case brought by a woman known as KGM against social media platforms. It awarded US$3-million »»»

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman because of an addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay $6 million in damages, including $3 million in punitive damages. The verdict hands plaintiffs in more th»»»

Jury recommends Google and Meta pay $6m damages in landmark social media addiction lawsuit. A Los Angeles jury has found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for damages in a landmark civil trial over youth social media addiction. Campaigners and parents who say social media use has harmed their child»»»

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube knew their platforms posed risks to young people and bore responsibility for a young woman’s mental health challenges. The first-of-its-kind decision marked a crucial moment of accountability following years of concerns from parents, advoc»»»

The House of Lords has backed an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s. Peers, in a vote of 266 to 141, rejected Keir Starmer’s proposals for a public consultation to decide whether a ban should be introduced. The Conservative former minister Lord Nash said the vote sent an “unambiguous m»»»

Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its verdict in the landmark case brought by a woman known as KGM against social media platforms. It awarded US»»»