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Jury Verdicts Find Meta and YouTube Liable for Youth Harms Tied to Addictive Design

The rulings put platform design on trial, hinting at new child-safety rules.

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable Over Addictive Design, Awards $3 Million

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Teen Social‑Media Addiction Case

Jury Deliberates in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram and YouTube Design Harms

Jurors View Zuckerberg Deposition in New Mexico Trial Over Youth Harms on Meta Platforms

Zuckerberg Testifies in LA Bellwether Trial on Social Media Addiction Claims

Zuckerberg Testifies in Los Angeles Trial, Says Meta Has Moved Away From Time‑Spent Targets

Instagram Chief Set to Testify as Los Angeles Jury Hears Addiction Claims Against YouTube and Meta

Opening Arguments Begin in LA Trial Over Claims Instagram and YouTube Addict Kids

Global Moves to Restrict Kids’ Social Media Speed Up as Turkey Readies Ban and Europe, India Press Ahead

EU Issues Preliminary Finding That TikTok’s ‘Addictive’ Design Breaches DSA, Warning of Redesigns or 6% Fine

TikTok Settles as Bellwether Social-Media Addiction Trial Proceeds Against Meta and YouTube

Israel Sets National Ban on Cellphones in Primary Schools Starting Feb. 2, 2026

ISRO Chief Urges Value-Based Schooling as Tamil Nadu Rewrites Syllabus

EU Demands Child‑Safety Answers From Apple, Google/YouTube and Snapchat Under DSA

South Korea Enacts Nationwide Classroom Phone Ban, Effective March 2026

Mother Sues AI Company After Son's Suicide Linked to Chatbot

Judge Rules Meta Must Face Massachusetts Lawsuit Over Alleged Harmful Instagram Features