A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing addictive social media products that caused harm to minors, awarding 6 million dollars in damages to a 20-year-old woman.The jury assigned 70 percent of the liability to Meta and 30 percent to YouTube, marking a significant legal shift by targeting platform design rather than user-generated content.Following the
Los Angeles verdict,
Meta shares dropped over 7 percent while
Alphabet shares fell more than 2 percent.