Big Tech trial: Why the verdict against Meta and Youtube is so important

A US jury has found that major technology companies are liable for deliberately designing addictive products, in a case centred on the impact of social media on a young individual’s mental health. Jurors found that the tech companies had been negligent and failed to provide suitable warnings about the potential dangers of their products.

The lawsuit was brought by a 20-year-old woman, known throughout the trial ashellip;

read more raquo;