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Meta, YouTube found negligent in LA social media addiction trial, ordered to pay $6M
Bay Area Times
March 26, 2026
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- Meta, YouTube found negligent in LA social media addiction trial
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1. Meta, YouTube found negligent in LA social media addiction trial, ordered to pay $6M
Plaintiff Kaley (KGM) alleged addiction to Instagram and YouTube as a child.
Meta and YouTube’s negligence played a “substantial factor” in causing mental health-related harms, jurors claimed.
Late Jan.: the personal injury trial began.
Meta and YouTube plan to appeal the verdict.
It is one of several similar trials this year.
Experts call it a potential “Big Tobacco” moment, echoing 1990s lawsuits against tobacco companies.
The ruling could spur litigation targeting product design and bypassing Section 230.
Meta and Alphabet shares were little changed after hours.
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3. Reflection AI said to seek $2.5B at $25B valuation as JPMorgan eyes participation
JPMorgan’s Security and Resiliency Initiative is expected to participate in the round.
NVIDIA invested ~$800M in Reflection in a previous round.
$8B in revenue was generated by Reflection.
NVIDIA has been introducing Reflection to potential customers.
4. Harvey raises $200M at $11B valuation led by GIC, Sequoia
