Jurors in the first two trials in the U.S. from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over harm to children ​have found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable, potentially teeing up an appeals fight that could reshape how U.

An L.A. jury awarded $3 million in a child social media addiction case, but Section 230 and First Amendment protections may doom the verdict on appeal.

In a 10-to-2 vote, the Los Angeles jury ruled that Meta and Google knew their design was "dangerous" but failed to warn the plaintiffs.

A jury in California found Meta and Google liable on all counts in a social media addiction trial. CNN’s Clare Duffy explains the landmark decision and its potential implications for future cases.

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable Wednesday for addicting young users to social media platforms in a landmark case after nine days of deliberations.

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

The jury found Google and Meta were negligent in the design of both apps and failed to warn about their dangers.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Recent jury verdicts in California and New Mexico involving Meta Platforms ⁠and ⁠Alphabet's Google are sharpening scrutiny of social media companies as ⁠plaintiffs advance legal theories aimed at holding platforms liable for harm to children.