{"id":329415,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:03","slug":"meta-and-google-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meta-and-google-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ynduBZ17Gms\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ynduBZ17Gms\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for harming a young woman\u2019s mental health after she said she became addicted to Instagram and YouTube at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Both companies have denied the claims, arguing they have taken actions to protect young people. 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