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Meta, Google Found Liable in First Social Media Addiction Trial
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1:22Now PlayingA jury verdict found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for harming a young user with products designed to be addictive, which may lead to increased government regulations. #google #facebook #crime #usa
The verdict may force the companies to change how their products work, potentially jeopardizing their advertising businesses, and is seen as a potential turning point for how people access information online.
The trial is the start of a long line of similar lawsuits facing Meta and Google, with thousands of individual users and school districts alleging personal injury and state attorneys general suing the companies.
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