Landmark US social media ruling a 'turning point in children's online safety'

LA jurors found tech companies such as Facdbook-owner Meta to be both negligent and having failed to provide adequate warnings about the potential dangers of their products.

Two major court rulings against big social media firms in as many days could be a ”turning point in the fight for the safety of children online”, an Irish charity has said.

Cybersafekids hailed the “landmark” verdict after a US jury found Meta, Instagram, and YouTube liable for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed.