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Meta and YouTube Lose Landmark Social Media Trial

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Mar. 25. A Los Angeles jury found that Meta and YouTube were negligent for operating products that harmed kids and teens, and failed to warn about those dangers. We hear from WSJ tech reporter Meghan Bobrowsky about what the decision means for the future of social media companies. Plus, after years of notoriously high crime rates, Venezuela is now much safer. WSJ reporter Kejal Vyas recently traveled there and explains why and what it means for Venezuela’s economic future. And while airports are snarled in security chaos, one company is coming out a winner. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.2

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte US, talking about the transformational potential of Agenic AI.

0:17.8

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:26.4

A landmark decision in California, where a jury finds meta and YouTube negligent and says the way

0:32.4

their apps are designed hurts kids. Plus, after more than a decade of rampant violence and crime, Venezuela is starting

0:39.7

to feel safer. We get into why. Around 10, 15 years ago, streets were so barren at night.

0:45.5

People couldn't go out. You'd call a taxi just to go a few blocks. People were very, very scared

0:50.2

of being robbed, mugged, kidnapped. It's really one of the most remarkable changes.

0:56.5

And security lines at airports are growing.

0:59.3

One company is a clear winner.

1:02.0

It's Wednesday, March 25th.

1:04.1

I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

1:06.6

This is the PM edition of What's News,

1:09.0

the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:18.0

In Los Angeles, a jury ruled today that Mehta, which owns Instagram and Google's YouTube, were negligent for operating products that harmed kids and teens and failing to warn about those dangers.

1:28.2

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages.

1:31.9

The decision comes just a day after another verdict in New Mexico that found MEDA liable for failing to protect young people from online dangers.

1:40.0

On that decision, META said it would appeal.

1:42.6

For more on the outcome of the Los Angeles trial,

1:44.8

I'm joined now by WSJ Tech reporter, Megan Vibrowski. Megan, what does today's verdict mean for the two

1:50.3

companies in question, META and YouTube? Meta has lost two cases in the span of two days,

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