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YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury ruling that held it responsible for users' social media addiction.

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July 16th, 2026

YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury ruling that held it responsible for users' social media addiction.

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YouTube has appealed a landmark social media addiction ruling in Los Angeles, seeking to overturn the jury's finding that the company deliberately designed its platform to attract young users while completely disregarding their well-being.

YouTube已就洛杉矶一起具有里程碑意义的社交媒体成瘾诉讼判决提起上诉，试图推翻陪审团的认定，即该公司刻意将其平台设计为吸引年轻用户，却全然不顾他们的福祉。

Lawyers representing YouTube filed a notice of appeal on Monday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, less than a week after Meta, a co-defendant in the same case, also submitted its notice of appeal.

代表YouTube的律师周一在洛杉矶县高等法院提交了上诉通知，而就在不到一周前，同为本案被告的Meta也递交了其上诉通知。

It is anticipated that the lawyers will present arguments related to the appeal in subsequent court filings.

预计律师们将在后续法庭文件中提出与上诉相关的论点。

This case involves a 20-year-old woman who claims to have been addicted to social media since childhood, which exacerbated her mental health issues.

本案涉及一名20岁女性，她声称自幼便对社交媒体上瘾，这加剧了她的心理健康问题。

The jury determined that the negligence of Google-owned YouTube and Meta constituted a substantial factor in causing harm to the young woman.

陪审团认定，谷歌旗下的YouTube和Meta的疏忽是造成该年轻女性伤害的实质因素。

In court, she was identified solely by her initials KGM and the name Kaley.

她在法庭上仅以姓名首字母KGM和名字Kaley被指认。

The jury awarded her $3 million in compensatory damages and recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages.

陪审团裁定向她支付300万美元赔偿金，并建议追加300万美元惩罚性赔偿。

Her lead attorney, Mark Lanier, issued a statement last week after Meta filed an appeal, stating that Kaley's legal team expects the appellate court to "continue to apply the law carefully to this case and uphold the trial court's verdict."

其首席律师马克·拉尼尔上周在Meta提出上诉后发表声明称，Kaley的法律团队期待上诉法院“继续对此案审慎适用法律，维持初审法院的判决。”

Google spokesperson José Castañeda stated in a statement last week that YouTube intends to file an appeal, adding that "these are standard motions in the course of litigation."

谷歌发言人何塞·卡斯塔涅达上周在一份声明中表示，YouTube计划提起上诉，并称“这些均为案件推进过程中的标准动议。”

Meta and Google each filed post-trial motions, requesting that the court retry the case.

Meta与谷歌各自提交了审判后的动议，请求法院重新审理此案。

The presiding judge, Caroline B. Kuhl, dismissed these motions in early June.

主审法官卡罗琳·B·库尔于六月初驳回了这些动议。

During the five-week trial, one of YouTube's central arguments was that its video-sharing and streaming platform does not qualify as a social media platform.

在长达五周的庭审中，YouTube的核心论点之一是，其提供的视频分享与流媒体平台并不属于社交媒体平台。

Throughout the trial, the legal representatives of YouTube and Meta repeatedly raised objections, arguing that the evidence and arguments presented might infringe upon the legal immunity granted to tech companies regarding third-party content.

在整个庭审过程中，YouTube与Meta的代理律师反复提出质疑，认为所呈证据与论点可能侵犯了法律赋予科技公司在第三方发布内容方面的豁免权。

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

1996年《通信规范法》第230条明确保护这些企业免于为此类内容承担法律责任。

In contrast, the plaintiffs' lawyers focused on design features such as autoplay, arguing that these could induce users to engage with the platform for longer periods and in a more mindless manner.

而原告律师则将焦点集中于诸如自动播放等功能设计，主张这些设计可能诱导用户更长时间、更无意识地使用平台。

Kaley's case is the first of its kind, and its verdict could influence thousands of similar lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately causing harm.

Kaley的案件是同类诉讼中的首例，其判决结果可能影响数千起指控社交媒体公司蓄意造成伤害的类似诉讼。

TikTok and Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, were initially named as defendants as well, but both reached settlements for undisclosed amounts before the trial began.

TikTok和Snapchat母公司Snap Inc.最初也被列为被告，但均在开庭前以未公开金额达成和解。

July 16th, 2026

The Lingo Times

YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury ruling that held it responsible for users' social media addiction.

YouTube joins Meta in appealing a jury ruling that held it responsible for users' social media addiction.

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