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Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial; Ordered to pay $3 Million (text.npr.org)
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Tech Oversight.

A California jury on Wednesday found that Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $3 million in a rare verdict holding Silicon Valley accountable for its role in fueling a youth mental health crisis.

The jurors concluded that Meta and Google should pay the woman $3 million in compensatory damages, with Meta on the hook for 70% of that amount.

The jury also decided that Meta and Google's actions should trigger punitive damages, which means there will be a separate phase of the trial where the jury will decide what amount of damages are appropriate to punish the multi-trillion-dollar companies for their conduct.

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[–] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

There should be demonstrations against bullshit rulings like this, this amount is basically no fine at all for them. And after the demonstrations go unheard, maybe we shouldnt just tolerate this shit. At the very least everyone should give support to those who do more against the megacorps.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It just set a major precedent.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Hmm yea, and now i noticed that i misread something earlier and the amount was for compensation for singular person and not fine. Hopefully more people will get justice with this.

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