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00:02A California state court judge denied motions by meta platforms and Google's YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury
00:08found the companies liable for designing social media platforms harmful to young people.
00:13Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl issued the ruling Tuesday, according to CNBC.
00:19The lawsuit was filed by a woman who said she became addicted to YouTube and Instagram at a young age
00:24because of their attention-grabbing design.
00:26A jury found the companies negligent and imposed $6 million in damages.
00:31Kuhl rejected the company's argument that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shielded them from liability.
00:37She said the law does not address design choices and that the jury was instructed not to consider content.
00:44Meta and Google both said they plan to appeal.
00:46Plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier said the ruling was unsurprising given the overwhelming evidence of fault.
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