USA: Landmark YouTube and Meta social media ruling must lead to design changes to guarantee online safety

Responding to a US jury finding that Meta and YouTube were liable for designing platforms that are harmful to children and young people, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: “This damning verdict is a landmark moment in recognizing the harm caused by tech giants in the manipulative designs of their social media platforms. For years, social media companies including Meta and YouTube have profited from targeting children and young […] The post USA: Landmark YouTube and Meta social media ruling must lead to design changes to guarantee online safety appeared first on Amnesty International .