{"id":2583716,"date":"2026-03-25T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:14:37","slug":"jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-finds-meta-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A California jury found Meta (Instagram and Facebook) and YouTube liable in a landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-flack-for-gop-russia-stooge-finds-redemption-as-lincoln-project-damage-control-adviser\/\" title=\"Former Flack for GOP Russia Stooge Finds Redemption as Lincoln Project Damage Control Adviser\">social media addiction<\/a> case filed in los Angeles Superior Court. The trial centered on a 19-year-old plaintiff who alleged that excessive use of these platforms contributed to depression and suicidal thoughts. Meta and YouTube\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >executives defended thier safety measures<\/a> for younger users, while Snap and TikTok settled before the trial, leaving Meta and YouTube to face possible damages. The ruling is viewed as a potential sign of how future suits over social media addiction could proceed, drawing comparisons to past tobacco litigation.The decision followed a seperate New Mexico case in which Meta was ordered to pay $375 million for failing to disclose risks to minors; broader concerns about social media\u2019s impact on youth have also prompted calls for warnings and stricter safeguards.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob 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class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2487049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Meta and YouTube were found liable on Wednesday in a landmark <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"433\">social media<\/a> addiction <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4435428\/social-media-companies-face-first-trial-over-addiction-to-their-platforms\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4435428\/social-media-companies-face-first-trial-over-addiction-to-their-platforms\/\">trial<\/a> in a California state court.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling by a jury on the Los Angeles Superior <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3199\">Court<\/a> found the parent companies of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube negligent, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/social-media-addiction-case-result-expected-in-landmark-los-angeles-trial-involving-google-and-meta-13524252\" type=\"link\" 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class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The case, which unfolded through several weeks of proceedings at trial and days of jury deliberation, centered on claims from a 19-year-old, identified only as K.G.M. in the lawsuit, who claimed she became addicted to the social media platforms, which eventually led her to have depression and suicidal thoughts.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meta\/\">Meta<\/a>, owner of Instagram and Facebook; Snap, owner of Snapchat; TikTok; and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youtube\/\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;were initially slated to be on trial together, but Snap and TikTok reached settlements for undisclosed amounts just before trial, leaving only Meta and YouTube up for possible damages in this case.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, the heads of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, and Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, testified, with both defending the platforms&rsquo; safeguards for younger users.<\/p>\n<p>The case in Los Angeles is widely viewed as a sign of where future lawsuits over social media addiction could go across the country. Lawyers for the teenage plaintiff compared the case to the high-profile lawsuits against tobacco companies in the 1990s over their advertising, particularly to young people, which led to significant restrictions on how those products may be marketed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4461445\/mark-zuckerberg-grilled-meta-targeting-teenagers-social-media-addiction-trial\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4461445\/mark-zuckerberg-grilled-meta-targeting-teenagers-social-media-addiction-trial\/\">ZUCKERBERG GRILLED ON META&rsquo;S TARGETING OF TEENAGERS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION TRIAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ruling in Los Angeles comes a day after a jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay a $375 million fine for failing to disclose the risks of social media to minors, in violation of state law.<\/p>\n<p>Social media platforms and their addictive qualities have been increasingly under the microscope for the past decade, with the heads of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-companies-face-first-trial-over-addiction-to-their-platforms\/\" title=\"Social media companies face first trial over addiction to their platforms\">social media companies testifying<\/a> before Congress and platforms making adjustments for younger users. In June 2024, then-President Joe Biden&rsquo;s surgeon general, Vivek Murthy,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3047146\/surgeon-general-calls-warning-label-social-media\/\">called<\/a>&nbsp;for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-childrens-well-being-is-at-stake-surgeon-generals-smart-call-for-social-media-warning-labels\/\" title=\"Protecting Our Kids: Surgeon General Advocates for Warning Labels on Social Media\">social media warning label<\/a> to state that &ldquo;social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2583717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26072118113878.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69263,73423,76527],"class_list":["post-2583716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-court-ruling-2","tag-social-media-addiction","tag-tech-liability"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26072118113878.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583720,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583716\/revisions\/2583720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}