"GUILTY!"

In a landmark ruling against the notions of either personal or parental responsibility, the jury found Google/YouTube and Meta/Instagram liable for a teenagers alleged "social media addiction", because the companies purposely employed "product design features that harmed the plaintiff's mental health".

Essentially blaming the companies for making their apps and algorithms addictive.

The end result is that the social media giants are faced with a combined payout of six million dollars which is…almost nothing, really. A rounding error on the balance sheet of either Google or Meta, let alone for both of them combined.