Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark case

META AND YOUTUBE WERE DELIBERATELY ADDICTIVE TO A MINOR. DELIBERATELY ADDICTIVE TO A MINOR. LAURA JARRETT HAS OUR. TO A MINOR. LAURA JARRETT HAS OUR STORY. STORY. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> Reporter: FAMILIES. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> Reporter: F FAMILIES CRYING TEARS OF JOY. S. OUTSIDE A LOS ANGELES COURTHOUSE AFTER A JURY RETURNED A. COURTHOUSE AFTER A JURY RETURNED A HISTORIC VERDICT. JURY RETURNED A HISTORICIC VERDICT AGAINST TECH GIANTS. HISTORIC V VERDICT AGAINST TECH GIANTS META AND YOUTUBE. AGAINST TECH GIANTS META AND YOUTUBE. >> BIG T TECH, YOUR GIG. META AND YOUTUBE. >> BIG T TECH, YOUR GIG IS OVER! >> BIG TECH, YOUR GIG IS OVER! >> Reporter: IN A. IS OVER! >> Repeporter: IN A FIRST OF ITS KIND CASE. >> Reporter: IN A FIRST OF ITS KIND CASE SURROUNDING THE. FIRST OF ITS KIND CASE SURROUNDING THE E QUESTION -- ARE SOCIAL. SURROUNDING THE QUESTION -- ARE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. QUESTION -- ARE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS DANGEROUS FOFOR MINORS? MEDIA PLATFORMS DANGEROUS FOR MINORS? JURY FINDING META,

DANGEROUS FOR MINORS? JURY FINDING META, OWNER OF INSTAGRAM, JURY FINDING META, OWNER OF INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE, OWNER OF INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE, DESIGNING THEIR. AND YOUTUBE, DESIGNING THTHEIR PLATFORMS TO BE. DESIGNING THEIR PLATFORMS TO BE ADEMOCRATICIVE. ADDICTIVE. ADDICTIVE. A 20-YEAR-OLOLD WOMAN. A 20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO SAID SHE GOT DEPRESSION WAS A AWARDED. DEPRESSION WAS AWARDED $6 MILLION IN DAMAGES. CELEBRATING THE. CELEBRATING THE LANDMARK WIN. >> WE SET A MESSAGE, LANDMARK WIN. >> WE SET A MESSAGAGE, YOU WILL BE HELD. YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FEATATURES. FEATURES. >> Reporter: INTERNAL RECORDS ON DISPLAYAY. RECORDS ON DISPLAY. SOME SUGGESTING THAT INSTAGRAM WANTED TO.

INSTAGRAM WANTED TO MAXIMIZE THE TIME KIDS SPENT ON THE APP. MAXIMIZE THE TIME KIDS SPENT ON THE APP. META CEO. SPENT ON THE APP. META CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG TOLD. MARK ZUCKERBERG TOLD THE JURY THE COMPANY'S'S GOALS CHANGED OVER. THE JUJURY THE COMPANY'S GOALS CHANGED OVER TIME, EMPHASIZING NEW. GOALS CHANGED OVER TIME, EMPHASIZIZING NEW SAFER FEATURES FOR. TIME, EMPHASIZING NEW SAFER FEATURES FOR TEENS. TEENS. BUT GRIEVING PARENTS WHO SAY THEY LOST. BUT GRIEVING PARENTS WHO SAY THEY LOST CHILDREN TO THE DARK. WHO SAY THEY LOST CHILDREN TO THE DARK SIDE OF SOCIAL. CHILDREN TO THE DARK SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WERE WATCHING. SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WERE WATCHING THE VERDICT COME IN. MEDIA WERE WATCHING THE VERDICT COME IN OVER A PHONE. THE VERDICT COME IN OVERER A PHONE. AND THIS SERVED AS A. OVER A PHONE. AND THIS SERVED AS A REFERENDUM FOR THE. AND THIS SERVED AS A REFERENDUM FOR THE DANGEROUS AND. REFERENDUM FOR THE DANGEROUS AND ADDICTIVE FEATURES. DANGEROUS AND ADDICTIVE FEATURES THEY SEE ON THE. THEY SEE ON THE PLATFORM. >> WE HAVE BEEN.

PLATFORM. >> WE HAVE BEEEEN SCREAMING ABOUT THIS. SCREAMING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. >>>> Reporter: GOOGLE. >> Reporter: GOOGLE SAYING THIS CASE MISUNDNDERSTANDS. MISUNDERSTANDS YOUTUBE, IT'S NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. YOUTUBE, IT'S NOT A SOCIAL MEDIAIA SITE. META SAYING TEEN. SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. META SAYING TEEN MENTAL HEALTLTH IS. META SAYING TEEN MENTAL HEALTH IS PROFOUNDLY COMPLEX AND. MENTAL HEALTH IS PROFOUNDLY COMPLEX AND CANNOT BE. CANNOT BE LINKED TO A SINGLE APP. LINKED TO A SINGNGLE APP. BOTH ARE VOWING TO. . BOTH ARE VOWING TO APPEAL. THIS IS ON THE HEEEELS. APPEAL. THIS IS ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER V VERDICT. THIS IS ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER VERDICT META WILL APPEAL, OF ANOTHER VERDICT META WILL APPEAL, NEW MEXIXICO JURY. META WILL APPEAL, NEW MEXICO JURY AWARDING THE STATE. NEW MEXICO JURY AWARDING THE STATE $375 MILLION TUESDAY. AWARDING THE STATE $375 MILLION TUESDAY AGAINST THE COMPANY. AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR CREATING A BREEDING GROUND FOR. FOR CREATING A BREEDING GROROUND FOR CHILD SEX PREDATORS. BREEDING GROUND FOR CHILD SEX PREDATORS. >> LAURA IS LIVE IN.

CHILD SEX PREDATORS. >> LAURA IS LIVE IN STUDIO. >> LAURA IS LIVE I IN STUDIO. GO BACK TO THE. GO BACK TO THE VIDEO FROM YOUR STORY OF PARENTS AROUND THE. OF PARENTS AROUND THE PHONE. THISIS IS ONE SINGLE. THIS IS ONE SINGLE VICTIM BUT THERE ARE MANY FAMILILIES LOOKING. MANY FAMILIES LOOKING FOR ACTION. >> Reporter: THERE ARE. FOR ACTION. >> Reporter: THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,50500 OTHER. >> Reporter: THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,1,500 OTHER CASES AGAINST META AND. MORE THAN 1,50500 OTHER CASES AGAINST META AND OTHER TECH COMPANIES. CASES AGAINST META AND OTHER TECH COMPANIES WAWAITING IN THE WINGS. OTHER TECH COMPANIES WAITING IN THE WINGS. WE'RE TALKING PARENTS, WAITING IN THE WINGS. WE'RE TALKING PARENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STATES. THAT'S WHY THIS CASE.