In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. In New Mexico, a jury on Tuesday determined that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
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Victoria Hinks holds up a picture of her late daughter Alexandria “Owl” Hinks, who she says was a victim of social media platforms, outside the Spring Street Courthouse, Los Angeles Superior Court, in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ADDITION: to clarify opinion.
Victoria Hinks holds up a picture of her late daughter Alexandria “Owl” Hinks, who she says was a victim of social media platforms, outside the Spring Street Courthouse, Los Angeles Superior Court, in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ADDITION: to clarify opinion.
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Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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Linda Singer, an attorney representing the state, and Donald Migliori, attorney with the law firm MotleyRice celebrate after the jury reached a verdict against Meta for violated state consumer protection laws and ordering the social media company to pay $375 million in damages to the state, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Nathan Burton/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Linda Singer, an attorney representing the state, and Donald Migliori, attorney with the law firm MotleyRice celebrate after the jury reached a verdict against Meta for violated state consumer protection laws and ordering the social media company to pay $375 million in damages to the state, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Nathan Burton/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
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A car passes Facebook’s new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
A car passes Facebook’s new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)
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Lori Schott, second from right, holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, beside others after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Lori Schott, second from right, holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, beside others after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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External view of the Google building in Chelsea on Thursday, Oct. 09, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)
External view of the Google building in Chelsea on Thursday, Oct. 09, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)
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Tony Roberts, father of late Englyn Roberts, 14, is surrounded by other parents of child victims of social media platforms, as he speaks to the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Courthouse on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Tony Roberts, father of late Englyn Roberts, 14, is surrounded by other parents of child victims of social media platforms, as he speaks to the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Courthouse on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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A YouTube sign is shown near the company’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
A YouTube sign is shown near the company’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)
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Parents of children who they say were victims of social media platforms hug outside Los Superior Courthouse after to listening to closing arguments Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ADDITION: to clarify opinion.
Parents of children who they say were victims of social media platforms hug outside Los Superior Courthouse after to listening to closing arguments Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ADDITION: to clarify opinion.
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