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Internet Divided Over Meta-Google Verdict for Teen Depression: 'Why Blame Social Media For Bad Parenting?'

A California jury has found Meta and Google negligent in a case involving a young user's mental health, sparking a debate on tech companies' responsibility.

International Business Times UK · Mar 26

Duke and Duchess of Sussex say 'floodgates are open' for legal cases against tech giants after landmark social media addiction ruling

Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed a woman’s mental health, a court has ruled

Evening Standard · Mar 26

What is tech addiction? A court ruling makes it Big Tech’s next big problem

The verdict in a landmark lawsuit over addictive social media design—and a wave of similar cases against Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap—could force Silicon Valley to confront whether its most powerful and “sticky” products are behaving like hard-to-kick drugs.

Fortune · Mar 26

As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech's invincibility starts to show cracks

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Tech giants could face more lawsuits after US ruling

An unprecedented legal finding that social media giants failed to protect young users from harm could have major ramifications for tech companies in Australia.

AAP · Mar 26

Meghan and Harry hail ‘reckoning’ for social media firms after US court ruling

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they ‘stand with every parent and young person who refused to be silenced’.

Evening Standard · Mar 26

Harry and Meghan hail social media ‘reckoning’ after Meta court ruling

The couple say they ‘stand with every parent and young person who refused to be silenced’

The Independent UK · Mar 26

House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s

Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26

‘Beyond massive’: How a court victory by a teenager addicted to Instagram and YouTube could upend the whole tech industry

ANALYSIS: In a landmark ruling, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and Google liable for a young app user’s mental distress. Io Dodds explains why that logic could cost Big Tech billions — and potentially transform it permanently

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube

The Independent UK · Mar 25