Emily Jashinsky

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I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on Sirius XM Channel 111.

It's Thursday, March 26th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.

Two juries delivering two major verdicts, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, putting social media companies on notice.

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A pair of verdicts this week delivering a clear message to big tech.

Social media companies can be held liable for harm caused by their products.

In Los Angeles, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram and YouTube, found liable for harming the plaintiff, a now 20-year-old woman identified as KGM.

KGM's legal team arguing features like infinite scrolling and

constant notifications, and autoplaying videos are engineered to keep kids on social media, driving compulsive use linked to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, and suicide.

Yesterday, Meta and YouTube ordered to pay KGM $3 million in compensatory damages, Meta on the hook for 70% of the damages, and YouTube covering the rest.

This case, the first in a series of bellwether trials in California.

Bellwether trials are seen as representative of the totality of cases and can act as a test

to gauge how juries may respond to similar suits.

The jury continuing deliberations to determine punitive damages the companies owe for malice or fraud, according to the New York Times.

Legal analysts drawing comparisons to the big tobacco cases of the 1990s, which led to massive payouts and forced sweeping changes to how cigarettes were marketed, especially to minors.