US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Mar 25, 2026 · 283 words · By Video by Wassim CORNET

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What to know about US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial

A California jury ruled that Meta and YouTube are liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their platforms, awarding $3 million in damages. The decision could allow for larger punitive awards in similar cases.

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that New Mexico trial finds Meta chose 'growth and profit over children's safety'. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “New Mexico trial finds Meta chose 'growth and profit over children's safety'”

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Wikipedia entries about New Mexico and Meta provide no evidence of a trial or findings about prioritizing profit over children's safety. No corroborating sources found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in New Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_New_Mexico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village has a population of 17,242. It is the county seat of Valencia County. Los Lunas is part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Lunas,_New_Mexico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms

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Claim 2: “Meta platforms found guilty of harming children's health and safety in US state trial”

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France24 (cross_reference) directly reports the US state trial finding Meta platforms guilty of harming children's health and safety. Wikipedia entries provide contextual background but no direct contradiction.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta Quest 3 is a standalone virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Reality Labs, a division of Meta Platforms. It was unveiled on June 1, 2023, and released on October 10, succeeding the Quest 2 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Quest_3

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta AI is a research division of Meta (formerly Facebook) that develops artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_AI

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Claim 3: “A California jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their platforms, ordering them to pay $3 million and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards.”

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Wikipedia mentions the K.G.M. v. Meta et al. case as a bellwether legal case but does not confirm jury liability, $3 million award, or California jurisdiction. No other sources corroborate specific claim details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta AI is a research division of Meta (formerly Facebook) that develops artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, who were former employees of PayPal. Headq…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — K.G.M. v. Meta et al. was a bellwether legal case in which the plaintiff, known by the initials of their name, sued social media companies, such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Google, which owns Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.G.M._v._Meta_et_al.

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