In a landmark case, a Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. The jury awarded 6 million US dollars in damages to the lead plaintiff in the case – a California woman named Kaley. Jurors found that the companies intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed her mental health.
00:00 A US jury find Meta and YouTube liable for millions in damages in a social media addiction lawsuit
03:30 Professor Daniel Angus from Queensland University of Technology discusses the ramifications of the lawsuit
06:16 Iran’s foreign minister says it’s reviewing a US draft ceasefire plan.
09:18 Abu Dhabi’s media office has reported two people killed by falling missile debris
09:39 Ukraine’s president says security guarantees it needs for a peace deal with Russia are contingent on his country giving up large parts of its eastern territory
12:24 Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces has claimed control of Kurmuk a town on the border of Ethiopia
12:54 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced emergency changes to the political funding system after a review into foreign interference.
13:22 An armed break-in at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo threatens to push souring diplomatic relations even lower
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