A jury has found both Alphabet’s Google (YouTube) and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) liable in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit, awarding a plaintiff $3 million in damages.
The plaintiff, a now 20-year-old woman, claimed she became addicted to the apps at a young age because of their attention-grabbing design.
Snap Chat and TikTok were also originally defendants, but settled before the trial began.
BREAKING: A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Google (YouTube) liable in a high-profile social media addiction lawsuit, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages. “It’s huge as far as all of the other plaintiffs. This is now bl00d in the water… These companies are now… pic.twitter.com/niLxPDTu97
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 25, 2026
Jury in Los Angeles reaches verdict in blockbuster Meta, YouTube social media trial https://t.co/PBi1Q8Kn9i
— CNBC (@CNBC) March 25, 2026
BREAKING: In a landmark verdict, a jury finds Meta and YouTube deliberately designed social media apps to be addictive. https://t.co/vUxjfYxM2S
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 25, 2026
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