Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

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Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial

Meta and YouTube have been found liable for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed, a jury ruled on Wednesday. Jurors found the tech companies to be both negligent and having failed to provide adequate warnings about the potential dangers of their products.

The jury awarded the plaintiff in the case compensatory damages of $3m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder. Deliberations over punitive damages, also awarded, will begin later on Wednesday.

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