Meta and Google lose landmark trial
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Jurors found the companies liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar lawsuits are on the horizon.
After over a week of deliberations, a Los Angeles jury today delivered a potential game changing verdict of negligence against social media giants Meta and Google for creating addictive products and platforms that harm minors.
Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google must pay damages to a 20-year-old woman who said her addiction to social media caused her mental health struggles, a jury concluded in a landmark decision that could signal hefty risks for the companies as they fight thousands of similar claims.
Indian conglomerate Adani Group is in early talks with Meta and Google to partner on building large data centers in India