{"id":148542,"date":"2026-04-10T12:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=148542"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:32:06","slug":"inside-the-trial-that-found-youtube-and-meta-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/10\/inside-the-trial-that-found-youtube-and-meta-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Trial that Found YouTube and Meta Found Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Michelle Morgante, regional managing editor of The Recorder, speaks with Amanda Bronstad about two recent verdicts that found social media platforms harmed the mental health of their young consumers.<\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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