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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对洛杉矶一起重大社交媒体成瘾案的陪审团裁决提出了上诉。

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

陪审团表示，YouTube设计其平台是为了吸引年轻用户，而不关心他们的健康。

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

YouTube的律师于周一在洛杉矶县高等法院提交了上诉通知。

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

同为本案被告的Meta，在不到一周前也提出了自己的上诉。

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

这个案子涉及一名20岁的女性，她叫KGM或凯莉。

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

她说自己从小就对社交媒体上瘾了。

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

陪审团判定，YouTube和Meta的疏忽是她受到伤害的主要原因。

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

陪审团判给她300万美元的赔偿金，并建议再追加300万美元的惩罚性赔偿。

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

她的首席律师马克·拉尼尔说，法律团队预计上诉法院会支持初审法院的判决。

Google spokesperson José Castañeda said YouTube planned to appeal.

谷歌发言人何塞·卡斯塔涅达表示，YouTube计划上诉。

He called it a standard legal step.

他称这是一个标准的法律步骤。

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

主审法官卡罗琳·B·库尔在六月初驳回了这两家公司要求重审的请求。

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

在庭审中，YouTube辩称自己不是一个社交媒体平台。

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

YouTube和Meta也对《通信规范法》第230条的法律保护提出了疑问。

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

这项法律保护科技公司，使其不对他人制作的内容承担责任。

Kaley’s case was the first of its kind.

凯莉的案件是同类中的第一个。

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

这个决定可能会影响数千起针对社交媒体公司的类似诉讼。

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.也被列为被告，但在审判开始前达成了和解。

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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