Back-to-back verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube could usher in a new chapter in accountability for tech companies, while opening the door to fresh legal challenges, experts tell CBS News.
Two cases, decided in New Mexico and California, are the first to hold social media companies liable for harming young people.
On Tuesday, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties for failing to protect young users from predators and misleading them about the safety of its apps.
In a separate verdict issued Wednesday in Los Angeles, a jury ruled that Meta and YouTube were negligent in how they designed and operated their platforms, resulting in mental health harm to the plaintiff, a 20-year-old named Kaley, or “KGM.” Jurors in that case ordered the companies to pay a total of $6 million in damages.
Meta and YouTube told CBS News they disagree with the verdicts and are planning
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