"The jury agreed with the plaintiff and found negligence in those designs. Social media companies use infinite scroll to lure users into reading or watching one more post, and then one more."
"Meta must pay $4.2 million and Google (which owns YouTube) must pay $1.8 million, according to the jury. Six million dollars may seem like a nice windfall to the now 20-year-old, identified as K.G.M."
"Up until Wednesday, these companies have overcome such lawsuits with two arguments. First, the constitutional guarantee of free speech protects the content on their platforms."
A California jury ruled that Meta and YouTube must pay damages to a young woman whose mental health deteriorated due to their addictive algorithms. Meta owes $4.2 million, while Google must pay $1.8 million. The lawsuit focused on the algorithms rather than content, highlighting how features like infinite scroll and autoplay contribute to user addiction. Previous defenses by these companies, including free speech and Section 230 protections, were circumvented. Meta plans to appeal the verdict, asserting that teen mental health is complex and not solely attributable to their platforms.
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