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YouTube and Meta appeal jury decision on social media addiction

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July 16th, 2026

YouTube and Meta appeal jury decision on social media addiction

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YouTube has appealed a jury decision in a major social media addiction case in Los Angeles.

YouTube 對洛杉磯一起重大的社群媒體成癮案件，提出了上訴。

The jury said YouTube designed its platform to attract young users without caring about their well-being.

陪審團說，YouTube 設計平台是為了吸引年輕用戶，而不關心他們的健康。

YouTube’s lawyers filed the appeal notice on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

YouTube 的律師在週一向洛杉磯縣高等法院提交了上訴通知。

Meta, also a defendant in the case, filed its own appeal less than a week earlier.

同樣是本案被告的 Meta，也在不到一週前提出了自己的上訴。

The case involved a 20-year-old woman, called KGM or Kaley.

這個案件涉及一名20歲的女性，她被稱為KGM或凱莉。

She said she became addicted to social media as a child.

她說她從小就對社交媒體上癮。

The jury decided that negligence by both YouTube and Meta was a main cause of her harm.

陪審團判定，YouTube和Meta的疏忽是她受到傷害的主要原因。

It gave her $3 million in damages and suggested an extra $3 million in punitive damages.

陪審團判給她300萬美元的賠償金，並建議額外支付300萬美元的懲罰性賠償。

Her lead lawyer, Mark Lanier, said the legal team expects the appeals court to support the trial court’s decision.

她的首席律師馬克·拉尼爾表示，法律團隊預計上訴法院會支持初審法院的判決。

Google spokesperson José Castañeda said YouTube planned to appeal.

Google發言人何塞·卡斯塔涅達說YouTube打算上訴。

He called it a standard legal step.

他稱這是一個標準的法律步驟。

The trial judge, Carolyn B. Kuhl, denied post-trial requests from both companies for a new trial in early June.

審判法官卡羅琳·B·庫爾在六月初拒絕了兩家公司要求重新審判的請求。

During the trial, YouTube argued it is not a social media platform.

在審判期間，YouTube辯稱它不是一個社交媒體平台。

Both YouTube and Meta also raised questions about legal protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

YouTube和Meta也都對《通信規範法》第230條的法律保護提出了疑問。

This law protects tech companies from responsibility for content made by others.

這項法律保護科技公司不為他人製作的內容負責。

Kaley’s case was the first of its kind.

凱莉的案件是同類案件中的第一個。

The decision could affect thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies.

這個判決可能會影響數千件針對社群媒體公司的類似訴訟。

TikTok and Snapchat parent Snap Inc. were also named as defendants but settled before the trial began.

TikTok 和 Snapchat 的母公司 Snap Inc. 也被列為被告，但在審判開始前就和解了。

July 16th, 2026

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YouTube and Meta appeal jury decision on social media addiction

YouTube and Meta appeal jury decision on social media addiction

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