A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that alleged the platforms knowingly made their services addictive and harmful to minors. CBS News contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the verdict.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube negligent for their failure to warn their users about potential dangers associated with their apps and services. Speci

Meta and Google were found liable in a landmark trial over whether social media apps like Instagram and YouTube are designed to get children addicted.

Jasmine Viel provides the latest information in the landmark social media addiction trial that found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by children.

A landmark jury verdict holding Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google liable for harming a young user with products designed to be addictive threatens to put the social networking companies in the same category as Big Tobacco and opioid makers — a potential crack in their shield from legal responsibility for what happens on their platforms.

Recent jury verdicts in California and New Mexico involving Meta Platforms ⁠and ⁠Alphabet's Google are sharpening scrutiny of social media companies as ⁠plaintiffs advance legal theories aimed at holding platforms liable for harm to children.

The weeks-long civil trial focused on whether social media companies should be held liable for harm caused to children using their platforms.

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.