A Los Angeles jury sides with a woman who charged social media platforms are ‘negligently designed’ to be addictive for children.

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,

After nine days of deliberation, a Los Angeles jury found Google and Meta liable for harms stemming from the design of their social media products on Wednesday and ordered them to pay $3 million in compensatory damages to a plaintiff who said that Instagram and YouTube caused depression,

The Los Angeles case has quickly become a legal flashpoint, closely watched for how it could reshape the trajectory of future lawsuits.

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 finds Meta and Google’s YouTube responsible for contributing to a young plaintiff’s internet addiction and causing harm to her mental health.  But was the lawsuit more a victory for trial lawyers,

Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz discusses the Meta trial, the moral panic around social media, and the risks of regulating online speech.