Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

Jury the companies were found negligent, a jury found that the companies' app designs caused addictive effects that harmed a young user.

Compensatory damages $3 million was awarded in compensatory damages, the court awarded $3 million in compensatory damages for pain, suffering and other financial burdens.

Damage apportionment the damages were apportioned between Meta and YouTube, meta was assigned responsibility for 70 percent of the $3 million award and YouTube for the remainder.

Plaintiff K.G.M. the lawsuit was brought by K.G.M. alleging harms from design features, the plaintiff is a now-20-year-old woman identified as K.G.M., who sued over features including infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations.

Jury deliberations further deliberations will set punitive damages, the jury will continue deliberations to determine punitive damages related to malice or fraud.