Meta, YouTube Ask Judge to Toss LA Jury Verdict in Social Media Addiction Case

Meta, YouTube ask judge to toss LA jury verdict in social media addiction case

Meta and YouTube have asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to toss the jury verdict that found both companies were negligent in the design or operation of the platforms.  In separate filings earlier this month, Meta and Google’s YouTube appealed the verdicts, asking Judge Carolyn Kuhl to either throw out the charges or at…

Meta asks U.S. judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict

Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury’s verdict finding the company liable for a woman’s depression in a landmark trial over whether the company has harmed young users by designing its platforms to be addictive.

Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict

May 6 : Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury’s verdict finding the company liable for a woman’s depression in a landmark trial over whether the company has harmed young users by designing its platforms to be addictive.In the filing, submitted on Monday but made public on Wednes

Lawmakers want to change how Capitol Hill approaches tech regulation

A growing coalition of lawmakers think there’s an opening to regulate social media by treating it the way they would drugs. A jury in New Mexico recently found Meta was responsible for misleading users about the dangers of its platforms. In a similar suit in California, a jury found Meta and YouTube liable for neglecting to protect users from adverse mental health outcomes, particularly for teens and children. And recent polls have shown a major…