Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to

A new court ruling not only fined Meta to the extent of $942 million but also ordered it to improve its age assurance tools.

Meta willfully violated New Mexico law by misleading users about the safety of its products and engaging in an unconscionable trade practice, a jury found. The company will face a

Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing it from the remainder of a trial that could have cost it hundreds of billions

Is social media not just bad, but illegally bad? Should tech companies pay for making it that way? According to two US juries - and no shortage of outside commentary - the answer

Meta challenges New Mexico's $3.7 billion plan for teen mental health in social media trial reut.rs/4d9zrUV

The latest ruling in New Mexico’s child safety case brings Meta’s penalties to almost $1 billion. www.theverge.com/tech/976537/...

Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.