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YouTube appeals jury ruling holding it responsible for user social media addiction, following Meta's similar move.

YouTube appeals jury ruling holding it responsible for user social media addiction, following Meta's similar move.

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July 16th, 2026

YouTube appeals jury ruling holding it responsible for user social media addiction, following Meta's similar move.

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YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction verdict handed down in Los Angeles, challenging the jury's finding that the company deliberately designed its platform to attract young users.

YouTubeはロサンゼルスで行われた画期的なソーシャルメディア依存症訴訟の評決を控訴し同社が若年ユーザーを惹きつけるようプラットフォームを意図的に設計したとする陪審の判断に異議を唱えている

YouTube's legal representatives filed a notice of appeal with the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday.

YouTubeの弁護士月曜日ロサンゼルス郡上級裁判所控訴通知提出した

This occurred within a week of Meta, also a defendant in the case, having previously submitted its own notice of appeal.

これは同じく被告であったメタ先に控訴通知提出してから1週間以内のことである

The attorneys are expected to present their arguments regarding the appeal in forthcoming court filings.

弁護士ら今後の法廷提出書類控訴に関する主張行う見通しだ

This case centres on a 20-year-old woman who claims she became addicted to social media in her childhood, which exacerbated her mental health issues.

本件は幼少期にソーシャルメディアに依存しそれが精神的健康問題を悪化させたとする20歳の女性を中心としたものである

The jury found that the negligence of Google-owned YouTube and Meta was a substantial factor in the harm suffered by the young woman, identified in court only by the initials KGM and the first name Caylee.

陪審はGoogle傘下のYouTubeとメタの過失裁判でイニシャルKGMおよび名ケイリーとのみ特定された若い女性への危害の実質的要因であると認定した。

The jury recommended that she be awarded $3 million in compensatory damages, along with an equal amount in punitive damages.

陪審彼女に対し300万ドル損害賠償に加え同額懲罰的損害賠償勧告した

In a statement issued after Meta filed an appeal last week, lead attorney Mark Rainier said that Caylee's legal team expects the appellate court to 'continue the careful application of the law to this case and uphold the original verdict.'

主任弁護士マーク・レイニアは、先週メタ控訴したことを受けて発表した声明の中で、ケイリー法的チーム控訴裁判所が「本件に対する法の慎重な適用継続し原審の評決支持する」ことを期待している述べた

Google spokesperson José Castañeda stated in a statement last week that YouTube plans to appeal, adding that "these are standard motions to advance this case."

Googleの広報担当ホセ・カスタニェダ氏先週の声明でYouTubeは控訴を計画しており「これらはこの事件を進展させるための標準的な申し立てである」と述べた

Meta and Google had each filed post-trial motions seeking a new trial.

メタとGoogleはそれぞれ新たな裁判を求める審理後申し立てを提出していた。

Presiding Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl dismissed these motions in early June.

裁判長のキャロリン・B・クール判事6月初旬にこれらの申し立て却下した

During the five-week trial, one of the core arguments put forward by YouTube was that the platform, which provides video sharing and distribution services, is not a form of social media.

5週間の審理の中でYouTubeが提示した中核的主張の一つは動画共有・配信サービスを提供する同プラットフォームはソーシャルメディアではないというものだった

Furthermore, throughout the proceedings, the lawyers for YouTube and Meta consistently questioned whether the evidence and arguments were undermining the legal protections afforded to technology companies regarding content posted by third parties.

またYouTubeとMetaの弁護士審理を通じて第三者が投稿したコンテンツに関するテクノロジー企業の法的保護を、証拠や主張侵害しているか否かについて一貫して質問を投げかけた

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 shields such companies from legal liability for that content.

1996年通信品位法第230条は、こうした企業当該コンテンツに対する法的責任から保護している

The plaintiffs' lawyers, instead, focused on design features, such as autoplay, that could lead to more prolonged and unintentional use of the platform.

原告側弁護士代わりに自動再生機能などプラットフォームのより長期的かつ意図的でない使用につながり得る設計上の特徴焦点を当てた

Cayley's lawsuit is the first of its kind, and this verdict could influence the outcomes of thousands of similar cases alleging that social media companies intentionally caused harm.

ケイリーの訴訟初の事例であり、この評決ソーシャルメディア企業意図的に危害を加えたとする数千件の類似訴訟結果影響を与える可能性がある

TikTok and Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, were also initially named as defendants, but each settled for undisclosed sums before the trial began.

TikTokSnapchatの親会社であるSnap Inc.当初は被告として名を連ねていたが、それぞれ審理開始前に非公開の金額で和解した

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