Overview
- The Los Angeles jury verdict, returned Wednesday, found Google and Meta built platforms that hook young users without regard for their well-being.
- Harry and Meghan released a statement calling the decision a reckoning and said families have long paid the price for designs that target children.
- The couple met UK families affected by online harms, including Ellen Roome, whose older son Jools died, to show support for parents seeking accountability.
- A spokesperson for the couple earlier said the trial forced powerful tech firms to reveal what is behind the curtain and to answer for choices that shaped a generation.
- Tech commentator Will Guyatt compared the case to 1990s US tobacco trials and reporters said the ruling could influence thousands of related lawsuits and spur closer scrutiny of risks to under-16s.