We’ve all had days where our screen time was atrocious, scrolling through reels as if we were trying to find the very last one. Turns out, you could just sue Instagram for that. That’s exactly what a 20-year-old Californian did to YouTube and Mark Zuckerberg’s company, Meta — and she actually got $6 million in damages.
The plaintiff chose anonymity and is currently only known by her initials, KGM. It was her testimony in a California court that eventually swayed the jury in her favor. All things considered, Silicon Valley has not had much favor on any particular side of the social media debate. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and even YouTube have been perceived as institutions with little willingness to stand up to pressure from the current administration. So KGM’s verdict was received warmly even before people got more context.
