The companies were found guilty of building platforms designed to keep young people addicted. For years, Meta and Google said there was no proof that their apps caused harm to teenagers. Despite the fact that there seemed to everyone to be a negative connection between teenagers using apps like Instagram or YouTube and their mental health,

The jury in a landmark California trial found that Instagram and YouTube are liable in a social media addiction trial. The plaintiff said her use of social media as a child addicted her to the

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young users, awarding six million dollars in total damages in a landmark bellwether case.

Advocates take heart from two jury decisions in as many days ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages over claims of addiction and endangerment.

Parents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media.

On Wednesday, a California jury awarded millions of dollars in damages to a 20-year-old woman after deciding that Meta and YouTube designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their wellbeing.

Today, Meta and Google lose landmark social media addiction trial in the US. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed a 20-year old's mental health.

Meta and YouTube were found liable by a Los Angeles jury for designing addictive apps that harmed minors, awarding $6 million in damages. The landmark verdict could trigger a wave of lawsuits against social media companies who plan to appeal.