The companies were found guilty of building platforms designed to keep young people addicted. For years, Meta and Google said there was no proof that their apps caused harm to teenagers. Despite the fact that there seemed to everyone to be a negative connection between teenagers using apps like Instagram or YouTube and their mental health,

A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media.

With possibly tens of millions in punitive damages still to be determined, the jury has awarded $3 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff K.G.M.