GREGG JARRETT: Jury blames Meta, Google for teen harm—but appeal could crush case

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Kerri Urbahn and Josh Ritter analyze the significant $3 million jury award against Meta and YouTube in a landmark social media trial, found liable for negligence and failure to warn. A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday rendered a verdict of liability against Meta and Google, finding that their Instagram and YouTube platforms created harmful digital addiction in children. The plaintiff was awarded $3 million in damages, 70 percent to be paid by Meta and 30 percent by Google. Later in the day, the jury assigned $2.1 million in punitive damages against Meta and $900,000 against Google. That is a mere fraction of the $1 billion in punitive damages sought by the plaintiff. Full disclosure—I own shares in both companies. Snapchat and TikTok were originally named as co-defendants but settled in advance of the trial. Does the judgment now spell doom for the soci