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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have hailed a victory for parents following a landmark social media trial, which saw Meta and Google being found liable for a woman's social media addiction.\n\nThe jury in Los Angeles found that Instagram, owned by Meta, and YouTube, owned by Google, were responsible for harming the anonymous plaintiff, awarding her $6million in damages.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMeta and Google said they \"disagree\" with the verdict and both \"plan to appeal\".\n\nThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been openly commenting about the case, both speaking out about the dangers of social media.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHarry and Meghan's website released a statement following the conclusion of the jury trial, describing it as \"parents win over platforms\".\n\nPart of the statement said: \"Today's verdict in Los Angeles and yesterday's ruling in New Mexico are landmark victories for families, advocates, and young people everywhere -and a powerful message that justice has caught up to Big Tech.\n\n\"After years of denial and deflection, a jury has confirmed what parents and experts have said all along: the harm isn't in parenting, it's in product design.\n\n\"The systems driving our social media platforms have been built to exploit, not protect, and accountability has finally arrived.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * King beams as Queen delivers inspirational speech ahead of new documentary\n  * King awards George Medal to British man who stopped a potential terror attack\n  * Queen to star in new documentary focused on the power of reading and books\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Duke and Duchess's website noted the dangers of the \"products, design choices and business models,\" describing them as being \"weaponised in ways that shaped how young people live, learn, and connect\".\n\nIt described the decision as \"stunning\", adding: \"The jury concluded that their actions were carried out with malice, oppression, or fraud.\n\n\"In other words: This wasn't an accident. It was a choice.\n\n\"This verdict is a bellwether - a social media warning label for the world. For the first time, a jury has said, unequivocally, that the way these platforms are designed can cause real harm, and that companies knew it.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe couple's Archewell Philanthropies has expressed its gratitude to the families, experts, and advocates who took on the big tech companies.\n\nThe trial represents the initial case in a series of landmark legal proceedings against Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap.\n\nLawyers for Meta had argued that while the woman had suffered throughout her life, her use of Instagram did not cause or significantly contribute to her mental struggles.\n\nMeta was found to be 70 per cent responsible for the woman's harm, while Google registered 30 per cent.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPunitive damages are still to be determined by the court, which could reach up to $30million.\n\nMatthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Centre, is representing over 1,000 plaintiffs in the case.\n\nAccording to NBC, he told reporters before the verdict that merely bringing the case to trial was a victory in itself.\n\nHe said: \"Win or lose the outcome of this trial, victims in the United States have won because now we know that social media companies can and will be held accountable before a fair and impartial jury.\"\n\n\"And in some cases, plaintiffs will prevail, and in some they may not, but we are just gratified for the opportunity to get this far, and there will be many more trials in the future.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
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