By Democracy Now!
Publication Date: 2026-03-27 12:00:00
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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman.
In two landmark court decisions this week, juries in California and New Mexico found tech giants Alphabet and Meta are liable for knowingly causing harm to kids and teens on their social media platforms. The verdicts are being hailed as a watershed moment for Big Tech accountability.
Alphabet is the parent company of Google, which owns YouTube. Meta owns and operates Facebook and Instagram.
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury sided with a plaintiff who accused Alphabet and Meta of designing products to addict young users. The plaintiff in the case was a 20-year-old referred to as K.G.M. who says she became addicted to social media at a young age, with severe harm to her mental health. The jury awarded her $3 million in damages. The case was considered a bellwether for thousands of other similar lawsuits that have been filed.
Many parents attended the…
