Meta & Children's Online Safety
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Jury verdict: $6M

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Mar 2026

Inside Meta

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  1. Case: K.G.M. v. Meta

    Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court

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    Jury verdict: $6M — K.G.M. v. Meta

The jury returns the first social-media-addiction verdict in the country. It finds Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of Instagram and YouTube, sets K.G.M.'s compensatory damages at $3M apportioned 70% to Meta and 30% to YouTube, and awards $3M in punitive damages — $2.1M against Meta and $900,000 against YouTube.

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