It's the Brian Lear Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. I'm Bridget Bergen, sitting in for Brian today. On Wednesday, the verdict came down in a social media addiction trial in a Los Angeles County Court.

Meta and Google, owners of Instagram and YouTube respectively, were found liable for harming a teenager with their app's addictive features.

Court watchers are saying the landmark ruling could open up social media companies to even more lawsuits from users who say they were harmed.

Both META and Google say they plan to appeal the decision.

The verdict came just one day after another jury, this time in New Mexico,

found that META violated the state's child safety laws.

Joining us now to break down which each trial was about and what it could signal

for the future of companies like Meta and Google is Bobby Allen, NPR technology correspondent.

Bobby, welcome to WNYC.

Hey, Richard.

And listeners, as we lay out these two cases, we want to consider what harms social media companies have

caused to young people.

How have you seen it?

How have they put danger, excuse me, how have they put them in danger of child predators?

Or is there any of this resonating for you?

Especially for our younger listeners who might have grown up with Instagram and YouTube, was there a moment when things shifted for you? Especially for our younger listeners who might have grown up with Instagram and

YouTube, was there a moment when things shifted for you, when the platforms were harder to put down

or made you feel negatively about your own body image? Parents of young people, we want to

hear from you too. What issues have you encountered with social media that you feel harmed or could potentially harm

your child? Or is there anything else you'd like to ask our guests, NPR Technology correspondent,

Bobby Allen. The number is 212-433 WNYC. That's 212-433-9692. You can also text that number.

Bobby, you were in the courtroom for that trial in Los Angeles.

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