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Jury Finds Instagram, YouTube Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

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News18•26-03-2026, 03:45

Jury Finds Instagram, YouTube Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

•A California jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman, KGM, in a first-of-its-kind social media addiction lawsuit.
•The jury found the platforms designed their services to hook young users, exacerbating KGM's mental health struggles, and awarded her $3 million in damages, with an additional $3 million in punitive damages recommended.
•Meta was assigned 70% responsibility and YouTube 30%, with the jury concluding they knew their platforms were dangerous for minors and failed to warn users.
•KGM testified she became addicted to YouTube at age 6 and Instagram at age 9, spending "all day long" on social media as a child.
•This verdict could significantly influence thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies, drawing comparisons to tobacco litigation.

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