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Meta and Google lose landmark trial as jury finds them liable for harming young users' mental health
- A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent in a bellwether case about social media and youth mental health.
- Jurors assigned 70% responsibility to Meta and 30% to YouTube for the harm.
- Total damages amount to $6 million, with $3 million in compensatory and $3 million in punitive damages.
- The case is seen as a key test for thousands of similar pending lawsuits against Big Tech.
- Meta and Google signaled plans to appeal the verdicts.
- The trial involved testimony from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives.
- TikTok and Snapchat were defendants but settled before the trial.
- The case centers on a plaintiff identified as KGM and alleged harm from early social media use.
- The trial is viewed as a bellwether for potential damages in similar future cases.
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