California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial

By: Colin Lecher, CalMatters

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 711

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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This story was originally published by CalMatters.

A Los Angeles jury has found the parent companies of YouTube and Facebook liable for a teen’s mental distress in a closely-watched trial over social media addiction.

The jury awarded $3 million to the plaintiff, a young woman identified as KGM, and her mother, according to NPR, which noted Facebook parent company Meta would be responsible for about 70% of that amount and that the …

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