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Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids © France 24

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Issued on: 26/03/2026 - 11:17

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that will serve as a bellwether for numerous similar cases. Large technology companies in the US have faced mounting criticism in the last decade over child and teen safety.