Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) And Meta Lost a Case in Los Angeles, Here’s What You Should Know
Corroborated by 4 sources from 4 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to finance.yahoo.com, by Diana Novak Jones In California, a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google liable for a young woman’s depression and suicidal thoughts after she said she became addicted to Instagram and YouTube at a young age, ordering them to pay a combined $6 million in damages.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/meta-google-risk-big-tobacco-like-fallout-after-addiction-trial
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https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/meta-google-risk-big-tobacco-003822519.html
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Yahoo Finance News
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