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In a landmark trial that could fundamentally change the future of Big Tech and social media, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for designing products intentionally to addict young users. The case centered on a 20-year-old woman, identified as KGM, who claimed she became dangerously obsessed with Instagram and YouTube starting when she was a child.
Meta was ordered to pay $4.2 million in total damages, while Google must pay $1.8 million. The verdict bypassed longstanding legal protections by targeting product design rather than content, potentially opening the door to thousands of similar lawsuits against tech companies.
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