In separate trial verdicts last week, juries found Meta and YouTube were liable for knowingly designing addictive products. Eric Goldman of Santa Clara University’s High Tech Law Institute discusses what the decisions could mean for future lawsuits against social media companies.
In rare verdicts, juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles sided against multiple Big Tech companies last week.
In Los Angeles, Meta and Youtube were found liable for intentionally creating addictive products, while in New Mexico, Meta was found to have violated state law and misled consumers on child safety guardrails.
The result of these two cases will ripple to the thousands of pending cases against Big Tech companies across the country and could impact future legislation. “Marketplace Tech” host Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Eric Goldman, co-director at Santa Clara University’s High Tech Law Institute, about the verdicts.
Meta, YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction trial — The Washington Post
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