AdvertisementNow, some predict the constellation of rulings could change the fate of social media and rewrite the future of American tort law. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)“The broader signal to the marketplace is that the shield is wearing thin,” said Peter Jackson, a privacy and cybersecurity attorney in Los Angeles. California New Mexico social media lawsuit ends in $375-million verdict against Meta A verdict handed down in a civil trial involving Meta was the first monetary judgment against a social media company for alleged harms its products caused to kids. “This is going to fundamentally change engagement on social media,” said insurance defense attorney Michael Coffey. Roughly half of teens say social media is bad for people their age, according to a study last spring by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 29, 2026 07:00 UTC