California judge denies Google and Meta new trial in youth social media addiction case.
A California state court judge denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that contributed to addiction. The lawsuit was filed by a woman who said she became addicted to YouTube and Instagram at a young age.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets report the same core facts; NY Post emphasizes the landmark verdict while Reuters focuses on the denial of new trial.
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“Google and Meta denied new trial in youth social media addiction case”
“Meta and Google denied new trial after landmark verdict in youth social media addiction case”
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A California state court judge denied motions by Meta and Google seeking a new trial.
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