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StocksMediumUpdated×3•Originally published 23 March 2026•Updated 25 March 2026•

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Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Endangering Children in Landmark Trial

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Key Facts

1The jury is having difficulty reaching a consensus in the landmark social media addiction trial against Meta and Google.

2 months ago

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11 additional sources confirmed this story

Version 32 months ago

What changed: Added the specific verdict date (March 25) and included a report from The Wall Street Journal regarding the potential for increased legal settlements in similar cases.

Version 22 months ago

What changed: Expanded legal liability to include YouTube (Alphabet) and incorporated a second legal defeat for Meta in New Mexico.

Version 12 months ago

What changed: The jury reached a definitive verdict finding Meta liable for endangering children, moving past the previous deadlock that had stalled the proceedings.

A Los Angeles jury reached a landmark verdict on Wednesday, March 25, finding both Meta and YouTube (Alphabet) negligent in a high-profile social media addiction trial. The lawsuit, brought by a plaintiff identified as K.G.M., alleged that the platforms' designs intentionally fostered addiction and severely harmed her mental health. This decision coincided with another legal blow for Meta, which lost a separate child safety lawsuit in New Mexico just hours earlier. The Wall Street Journal reported that the success of this lawsuit could trigger a wave of settlements in similar cases alleging that social media companies design platforms to be addictive. These rulings set a major legal precedent that could lead to multi-billion dollar penalties and stricter regulatory oversight for the technology sector. Investors are closely monitoring the fallout as the market assesses the increasing legal liability regarding user safety and the potential for further litigation across the industry.