Two juries in the first U.S. trials found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable in lawsuits alleging social-media harm to children, setting up likely appeals that could reshape legal protections for tech platforms. The verdicts raise material litigation and regulatory risk for large social-platform operators, with potential to pressure valuations, increase legal and compliance costs, and produce sector-wide implications.
Two juries in the first U.S. trials found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable in lawsuits alleging social-media harm to children, setting up likely appeals that could reshape legal protections for tech platforms. The verdicts raise material litigation and regulatory risk for large social-platform operators, with potential to pressure valuations, increase legal and compliance costs, and produce sector-wide implications.
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