Meta & YouTube Found Negligent: A Turning Point for Big Tech?
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<p>A landmark jury verdict has found Meta and YouTube negligent in a social media addiction case, raising major questions about platform accountability and legal protections under Section 230.</p><p>This episode covers the details of the case, why the ruling is significant, and what it could mean for the future of social media, privacy, and cybersecurity. Could this trigger a wave of lawsuits against tech companies? And are platforms finally being held accountable?</p><p><strong>** Links mentioned on the show **</strong><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong>Jury rules against Meta, YouTube in bellwether teen addiction case</strong><br> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-addiction-trial-jury-verdict-meta-youtube-negligent-2026-3">https://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-addiction-trial-jury-verdict-meta-youtube-negligent-2026-3</a></p><p><strong>Meta, YouTube verdict could trigger cascade of social media lawsuits: expert</strong><br> <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/expert-says-meta-youtube-verdict-could-trigger-cascade-social-media-lawsuits">https://www.ktvu.com/news/expert-says-meta-youtube-verdict-could-trigger-cascade-social-media-lawsuits</a></p><p><strong>The Social Dilemma Documentary</strong><br> <a href="https://thesocialdilemma.com/">https://thesocialdilemma.com/</a></p><p><!-- notionvc: 914238f3-2848-4152-a0f7-8176e1e0f4bd --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 19e1e7bd-eaa3-45c6-abe8-0849e0889c4f --></p><p><!-- notionvc: ae2b6536-287f-4dcb-89b2-fc14c9575985 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 5c9611f2-5f49-4d60-bdd7-b69ebea22814 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 17d9bc6d-8c44-4a36-9db1-17fde342d397 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: e3de0f66-e26f-4a06-b2a7-4816aa9d48a3 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 91530a67-bb76-4ae0-bc72-6f9fa0abe6bd --></p><p><!-- notionvc: fc12dc07-4fad-4bf7-af27-608e52408c03 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: acf4c416-cc6b-426a-b4cd-4c9f66df6cb6 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 88a160a5-1f28-444a-aacb-c577fab234c7 --><!-- notionvc: 4c797aac-e61c-4709-bfde-9b44b7533e21 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: 9c5c40e5-5031-4e60-8b50-66bc37374346 --></p><p><!-- notionvc: f403c979-1a0d-4041-9f6c-1d9d477f473e --></p><p><strong>** Watch this episode on YouTube **</strong></p><p><iframe title="Meta & YouTube Lose Major Case — What Happens Next?" width="1102" height="620" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UNVP7ABOkwU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p><strong>** Become a Shared Security Supporter **</strong></p><p>Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. 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