Jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
 

LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit.

The outcome could influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies brought by parents, attorneys general and school districts. At least half of American teens use YouTube or Instagram daily, according to the Pew Research Center.

The jury found that the social media companies intentionally created and marketed a product that was addictive, targeting young people while reassuring their parents that it was safe and harmless.

Every teen in the ussa will get $7 google/meta giftcards as compensation.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh . . .

Everything is addicting. Every fucking thing.

I use Facebook every day. Am I addicted? Nope. It's a tool I use.

Anything that can be "fun" can be addicting. I bought myself yet another new Mustang last month. It's pretty safe to assume I am addicted to Mustangs being as this is my 8th one. But it is really addicting? One man's treasure is another man's daily driver.

If Facebook is really addciting... Parents should have reconized this and done their damn job.