The companies were found guilty of building platforms designed to keep young people addicted. For years, Meta and Google said there was no proof that their apps caused harm to teenagers. Despite the fact that there seemed to everyone to be a negative connection between teenagers using apps like Instagram or YouTube and their mental health,

A jury in California has found that Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and Google, which owns YouTube, are responsible for the depression and suicidal ideation of a woman named “Kaley” who obsessively used their services when she was a child.

The jury in a landmark California trial found that Instagram and YouTube are liable in a social media addiction trial. The plaintiff said her use of social media as a child addicted her to the

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young users, awarding six million dollars in total damages in a landmark bellwether case.

Advocates take heart from two jury decisions in as many days ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages over claims of addiction and endangerment.

After a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, we explain why the platforms you use may soon be unrecognisable. Plus - an exclusive interview with an expert witness from the trial,

Families of social media victims speak out after Meta and Google were found liable for negligence in a California social media addiction trial. Dr. Jonathan Haidt discusses how these platforms are engineered for addiction,

Parents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media.