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YouTube Joins Meta in Appealing a Jury Verdict that Faulted Them for Users’ Social Media Addiction
The company is challenging a jury finding that its design features helped hook a young user and contributed to $6 million in damages.
- On Monday, Google-owned YouTube filed an appeal in Los Angeles County Superior Court, challenging a verdict that found the company negligent in contributing to the social media addiction of a plaintiff identified as Kaley.
- The jury awarded Kaley $3 million in damages and recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages after finding the platform's negligence was a substantial factor in the 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles.
- Throughout the five-week trial, YouTube argued it is not a social media platform, while the defense questioned whether evidence encroached on protections under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act regarding third-party content.
- Meta, also named as a defendant, filed its own notice of appeal last week, following Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl's denial of post-trial motions for a new trial in early June.
- Lead attorney Mark Lanier stated last week that Kaley's legal team expects the appellate court to affirm the trial court's verdict in this first-of-its-kind lawsuit, which could influence thousands of similar cases accusing tech companies of harm.
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YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury verdict that faulted them for users' social media addiction
YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The jury found YouTube and Meta negligent in March in a case involving a young woman who claimed social media addiction worsened her mental health.
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