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A Los Angeles jury delivered a rare verdict against Silicon Valley giants Wednesday — the second finding in two days — boosting hopes of safety advocates that courts will deliver a long-sought ...

Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social media The young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry’s “big ...

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and ...

LOS ANGELES—A 20-year-old woman prevailed in a landmark social-media trial against Meta Platforms META1.24%increase; green up pointing triangle and Google’s YouTube in which the companies were accused ...

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A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. By Cecilia Kang Ryan Mac and Eli Tan Cecilia Kang reported from ...

YouTube is testing a new way for viewers to flag low‑quality AI-generated videos. The new prompt appears for some users in the rating interface and asks them to indicate whether a video feels like "AI ...

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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 $6 million in a rare ...