The Guardian
12 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC · 3h ago
‘This was a righteous case. A holy war': the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
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The Guardian
12 Jul 2026, 11:00 UTC · 3h ago
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A Los Angeles jury found that Meta and Google created 'addiction machines' that harmed the mental health of young people. — This creates a legal precedent for platform design liability, potentially opening the door to thousands of similar lawsuits and massive financial settlements.
-0.80Snapchat and TikTok settled out of court for undisclosed sums prior to the trial. — Confirms that other major social media players are actively managing the financial risk associated with these addiction claims.
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The company suffered a landmark legal defeat proving its platforms are addictive and harmful to mental health.
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