Landmark Verdict: Meta and Google Must Pay $3M for Woman’s Social Media Addiction

In a landmark Los Angeles case, a jury found Meta and Google liable for 20-year-old Kaley’s addiction to Instagram and YouTube. Kaley said she began watching lip-gloss and kids’ game videos on YouTube at age six and bypassed her mother’s block to join Instagram at nine. She told jurors endless feeds, autoplay features and constant notifications damaged her self-worth and made her abandon hobbies. After a month of testimony—including from Kaley and Meta leaders—the jury concluded the platforms were negligent in design and failed to warn minors of the risks. They awarded Kaley $3 million in damages. Meta has appealed and Google had no immediate comment.

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