Meta and Google found liable in US social media addiction trial
Dawn Chmielewski
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Los Angeles | Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms have been found liable for designing platforms that are dangerous for teens, in a landmark verdict that could force tech firms to rethink how they defend themselves against safety claims.
The verdict announced on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) could mark a turning point in the global backlash against their platforms’ perceived mental health harms to kids and teens, more than two decades after the emergence of social media.