Jury Finds Instagram, YouTube Liable for Addicting Kids
March 25, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via Daily Wire

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury delivers a landmark verdict, holding Instagram and YouTube liable for addicting a young woman who suffered severe mental health damage from compulsive use up to 16 hours a day. After seven weeks of trial and 40 hours of deliberations, the panel awards $3 million in damages plus punitive awards against Meta and Google platforms, rejecting defenses rooted in Section 230 and the First Amendment. Read more about this...