<p>In this emergency episode Caroline and Liz have the landmark verdict in Los Angeles that social media companies knew their platforms were addictive. The jury found that Meta and Google harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. The judgement is being called big tech’s “tobacco moment” because it’s likely to open the doors for more claims.</p><br><p>Subscribe via&nbsp;<a href="https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/thecrimedesk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thecrimedesk.com</a></p><p>Follow us on TikTok @DailyMailCrime</p><p>Email us [email protected]</p><p>WhatsApp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull</p><p>Guests: Matthew Bergman and Carolina Rossini</p><p>Producer: Chelsey Ranore</p><p>Editor: Chelsey Ranore</p><p>Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.</p><p>The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.</p><br><p>Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod</p><p>Email us&nbsp;[email protected]</p><p>Whatsapp us&nbsp;+447796657512&nbsp;(start your message with ‘Trial’)&nbsp;</p><br><p>A Daily Mail production.</p><p>Seriously Popular.</p><br><p><a href="https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/4w5/crime-desk-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&amp;[%E2%80%A6]&amp;utm_term=crime_newsletter_podcast&amp;utm_budgetpot=organic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter</strong></a>. <strong> </strong></p><p>It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>