Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
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Verdict reached in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES — A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children. “We have been notified that the jury has reached a verdict,” an attorney for the plaintiff said in an email. “It will be read this morning.” The…
Closing arguments read in social media addiction trial
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Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on trial for corruption charges
“This politically motivated prosecution, which is based almost entirely on secret witness testimony, is riddled with serious international fair trial and rule of law issues,” Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s deputy director for Europe, said on Friday.
Plaintiff in landmark social media trial testifies that apps affected her ‘self-worth’
LOS ANGELES — In a highly-anticipated testimony Thursday, the plaintiff in a landmark social media addiction trial said using apps like Instagram and YouTube when she was a child fueled her depression and anxiety, leading her to withdraw from her family. Now 20 years old, the plaintiff — identified in court documents by her initials,…
Africa: Historic Africa-Led HIV Vaccine Trial Begins in Cape Town
South Africa has moved a step closer to an HIV vaccine with the launch of the BRILLIANT 011 clinical trial at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) site at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The first participant has already been enrolled. The trial forms part of the BRILLIANT Consortium, an African-led research initiative working…
BBC at Oslo court ahead of Crown Princess’s son’s rape trial
The trial of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit son is due to start in Tuesday in Oslo. Marius Borg Høiby is accused of 38 charges, including the rape of four women, assaulting and threatening a girlfriend and damaging her flat, as well as drugs charges and driving offences. If found guilty, he could face more than…
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims
Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fuelling a youth mental health crisis, as a debate about kids’ screen time enters a new phase. The trial in California is a test case for thousands of other lawsuits seeking damages for social media harms, in a…
South African digital radio trial is about to go live
DRM South Africa Group chairman Aldred Dreyer South Africa’s latest digital radio experiment is nearing lift-off, with DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) trial broadcasts expected to go live within weeks, potentially timed to coincide with World Radio Day on 13 February. That’s according to Aldred Dreyer, chairman of the DRM South Africa Group, the organisation that’s…
Put IT value on trial: Evidence first, theatre last
Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. We convene the boardroom court: IT value is on trial; the accused is narrative − stories offered instead of evidence. The charge: theatre masquerading as business outcomes. Every year, boards approve millions in IT investment. usually with a toolset name attached. Yet the promised business value remains elusive. Too often,…