Meta and Snap face trial over social media harms claims
In short
Jury selection is expected to start Wednesday in Los Angeles in a new trial over claims that social media harmed young users. Meta and Snap are defendants in this case.
This matters because the companies face more legal risk after Meta and YouTube lost an earlier bellwether case. The reporting does not say how this new trial will end.
What the reporting says
Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in Los Angeles in another trial over alleged social media harms to young users, with Meta and Snap named as defendants. The reporting says Meta and YouTube lost the first bellwether case earlier this year, when a jury found them liable for harming a young user known as KGM and ordered a combined $6 million penalty. The new trial could add legal pressure, but the outcome is still unknown.
Why it matters
Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in Los Angeles in another trial over alleged harms from social media use by young people, with Meta and Snap as defendants. The summary also notes that Meta and YouTube lost an earlier bellwether case and were ordered to pay a combined $6 million penalty. The new case raises legal risk for the named platforms, but the outcome has not yet been reported.