Instagram and Google lose lawsuit over social media addiction claims in the USA.
A jury has ruled that both Facebook parent company, Metawill not warn users about risks of addictive design features used by Meta Platforms Inc., YouTube to be held liable for their failure to disclose known dangers related to user behavior on these platforms have been found guilty and ordered pay damages as a result
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1Meta and Google have lost a lawsuit regarding the addictive potential of their social media platforms.
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2US jurors found Instagram, Facebook's parent company, guilty for failing to warn about addiction risks in court documents filed before 2017. YouTube was also held liable because it did not address these concerns despite knowing they existed since at least early this year.
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Instagram and Facebook have lost a lawsuit regarding social media addiction.
— [Mar 31, 2024] Spiegel - Instagram/Facebook verlieren Prozess wegen SuchtpotenzialMeta (Facebook) has been found liable for failing to warn about the addictive nature of its platforms in court proceedings held by US juries on March 5.
— [Mar 31, 2024] Tagesspiegel - Meta und YouTube: Geschworene finden sie schuldigThe verdict represents a significant legal precedent for social media companies regarding their responsibility to warn users about addiction risks in the United States court system on March 5.
— [Mar 31, 2024] Deutschlandfunk - Wegweisendes Urteil: Social-Media-Sucht im US-JustizsystemThe jury found that Meta and YouTube did not adequately warn users about addiction risks during the trial held in a United States court on March 5.
— [Mar 31, 2024] Cash - Geschworene finden: Warnungen über Risiken nicht gegeben