00:00A court in the United States has found Meta and Alphabet's YouTube liable for designing platforms that harm teens in
00:08a landmark ruling.
00:09The jury concluded the company's knowingly created addictive features fail to warn users of the risk and cause significant mental
00:18health damage to a young woman.
00:20The verdict could mark a potential turning point in the global debate over social media's impact on young people.
00:28Meta must pay US$4.2 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages, while YouTube must pay US$1.8
00:36million.
00:37The case involves a 20-year-old woman, a minor when the case began, who is known in court by
00:43her first name Kaylee.
00:45She said she became addicted to Google's YouTube and Meta's Instagram at a young age because of their attention-grabbing
00:51design.
00:52The jury found Google and Meta were negligent in the design of both apps and failed to warn about their
00:58dangers.
00:59Snap and TikTok were also defendants in the trial.
01:02Both settled with the plaintiff before it began.
01:05However, the terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
01:08This verdict follows a ruling this week by a New Mexico jury in another case brought by the state attorney
01:14general there,
01:15which found Meta liable for violating state law by failing to safeguard users of its apps from child predators.
01:22That jury decided on Tuesday that Meta should pay US$375 million in that case.
01:29That jury decided on Tuesday that was replaced by 16-une
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