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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/jury-finds-meta-and-google-negligent-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
- Published: 2026-03-26T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.techcrunch.com Related articles: Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child – Ars Technica Trump’s Tech Lord Advisors Found Guilty in Addiction Trial – The Daily Beast Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial – NPR Curated by John Wysocki Chief Technical Officer See Full Bio