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Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

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March 31, 2026 · 1:10 PM
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Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its verdict in the landmark case brought by a woman known as KGM against social media platforms. It awarded US$3 million in damages, […] The post Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout appeared first on State of Digital Publishing.

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