Elaad Eliyahu

Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety.

The jurors awarded the plaintiff $3 million in damages, finding Meta 70% responsible for harm caused to her and YouTube responsible for 30%.

They say that the L.A.

County Superior Court jury said that Meta's and YouTube's negligence were a substantial factor in causing harm to the plaintiff.

It awarded them the money.

We know this.

The trial began last month in L.A.

County, which included testimony from Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives, was the first in a consolidated group of cases brought against Meta and other companies by more than 1,600 plaintiffs, including over 350 families and over 250 school districts.

Guys.

What they're basically saying is that YouTube and Meta knew their platform was addictive and harmful to children.

We also have this from TechCrunch just the other day.

New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety and the rest of the country is watching.

A jury in Santa Fe on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after finding the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangered children.

So where does this go?

It's actually quite simple.

If YouTube and Meta are responsible, not for the content, but for the mechanism by which they are delivered, they'll have to delete the algorithms.

I believe this is step one in overturning, removing the independent media space, shutting it down.

Where the future will go?

Well, the first thing I'll say is I'm going to let you in on a secret.

I've actually been in communication.