Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case

The jury in a landmark trial testing claims about social media addiction against Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube determined that the two companies failed to warn users abo...

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The Verge: Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case.

First seen Mar 25, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC Latest source Mar 25, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

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Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case

The Verge •published Mar 25, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC •fetched Mar 25, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC

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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

TechCrunch •published Mar 25, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC •fetched Mar 25, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC

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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case

Hacker News (hnrss) •published Mar 25, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC •fetched Mar 25, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC