{"id":329817,"date":"2026-03-27T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-losing-in-court-matters-so-much-to-meta-and-youtube-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:00:25","slug":"why-losing-in-court-matters-so-much-to-meta-and-youtube-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-losing-in-court-matters-so-much-to-meta-and-youtube-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why losing in court matters so much to Meta and YouTube  | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JyN-Iqc73T0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why losing in court matters so much to Meta and YouTube  | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JyN-Iqc73T0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Meta and YouTube will have to pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media and video streaming platforms designed their sites to hook young users without concern for their well being.<\/p>\n<p>Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>The companies say they intend to appeal against the verdict, which could set a legal precedent and have far-reaching consequences. <\/p>\n<p>Marianna Spring, the BBC\u2019s social media investigations correspondent, has spent the past year speaking to whistleblowers and insiders from social media companies, revealing how algorithms designed to connect people have been helping to tear them apart. We ask if this week\u2019s verdict is just the start of something much bigger. <\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:09 What was the landmark ruling?<br \/>\n06:58 How do social media companies build algorithms?<br \/>\n12:52 The TikTok effect<br \/>\n20:35 What do social media whistleblowers say?<br \/>\n24:41 What could happen next for social media companies?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta and YouTube will have to pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media and video streaming platforms designed their sites to hook young users without concern for their well being. Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. 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