A jury on Wednesday ordered Meta and Google to pay $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who alleged that she was addicted to Instagram and YouTube as a child.
The jury of seven women and five men found the companies liable for product design features that harmed the plaintiff’s mental health. Meta was ordered to pay 70% of the damages, with Google responsible for the remaining 30%. A separate proceeding will determine the amount of punitive damages.
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