Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
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A jury found the companies negligent in their app designs, harming a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
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The personal liability argument draws inspiration from a legal playbook used against Big Tobacco last century, in which lawyers argued that the companies created addictive products that harmed users. The companies have largely dodged legal threats by citing a federal shield that protects them from liability for what their users post.
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