Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in landmark social media addiction trial

Photo: Mark Zuckerberg. Photo credit: Alessio Jacona via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Sarah Perez. TechCrunch – March 25, 2026.

One day after Meta lost a similar child safety lawsuit in New Mexico, a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday handed the social media giant — along with Google — another defeat. In a case arguing that social media platforms played a major role in harming a young woman’s mental health, jurors have sided with the plaintiff, known by her initials, K.G.M., or her first name, Kaley. […]

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