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Verdicts Against Meta and YouTube Validate Concerns Held by Parents and Child Safety Advocates

Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

In a trial over social media companies having accountability for a rising mental health crisis among children, a Los Angeles jury found YouTube and Meta liable in a landmark verdict.

"I think these products are addictive," says Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics.

"I think the companies have experienced a reputational hit that will be hard to recover from even though the fines themselves are not onerous for a company the size of Meta and Google, said Skeet.

 

Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

 

Ethics
media, leadership