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YouTube and Meta fight court decision about user addiction

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July 16th, 2026

YouTube and Meta fight court decision about user addiction

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YouTube has asked a court to change a decision.

YouTube 请求法院改变一个决定。

A jury said YouTube made its platform to keep young users watching.

一个陪审团说 YouTube 设计其平台是为了让年轻用户一直看。

The jury said YouTube did not care about their health.

陪审团说 YouTube 不关心他们的健康。

YouTube's lawyers sent the appeal on Monday.

YouTube 的律师在星期一提交了上诉。

They sent it to a court in Los Angeles.

他们把它送到了洛杉矶的一个法院。

Meta was also in the case.

Meta 也在这个案子里。

Meta sent its own appeal a week before.

Meta 在一周前提交了自己的上诉。

The case was about a 20-year-old woman.

这个案子是关于一个20岁的女人。

Her name is KGM, or Kaley.

她的名字是KGM，也叫凯莉。

She said she became addicted to social media when she was a child.

她说她小时候对社交媒体上瘾了。

The jury said YouTube and Meta did not take care.

陪审团说YouTube和Meta没有小心。

Their actions were a big reason for her harm.

他们的行为是她受伤的一个大原因。

The jury gave her $3 million for her loss.

陪审团给了她300万美元作为她的损失。

They also said the companies should pay $3 million more as punishment.

他们还说了这些公司应该再付300万美元作为惩罚。

Her lead lawyer, Mark Lanier, said the team thinks the appeal court will keep the first decision.

她的首席律师马克·拉尼尔说，团队认为上诉法院会维持第一个决定。

Google spokesperson José Castañeda said YouTube planned to appeal.

Google发言人何塞·卡斯塔涅达说YouTube计划上诉。

He called it a usual step.

他说这是常见的一步。

The trial judge, Carolyn B. Kuhl, said no to new trials for both companies.

审判法官卡罗琳·B·库尔拒绝了两家公司的新审判。

She did this in early June.

她在六月初做了这件事。

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

在审判中，YouTube说它不是社交媒体平台。

Both YouTube and Meta also talked about a law.

YouTube和Meta也谈到了法律。

The law is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

这条法律是《通信规范法》第230条。

It protects tech companies from problems about content from other people.

它保护科技公司免受他人内容带来的问题。

Kaley's case was the first of its kind.

凯莉的案件是第一个这样的案件。

The decision could change many other similar cases.

这个决定可能会改变许多其他类似的案件。

TikTok and Snapchat parent Snap Inc. were also in the case.

TikTok和Snapchat的母公司Snap Inc.也在这个案件中。

But they settled before the trial started.

但他们在审判开始前就和解了。

July 16th, 2026

The Lingo Times

YouTube and Meta fight court decision about user addiction

YouTube and Meta fight court decision about user addiction

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