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A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
Decoder with Nilay Patel · Apr 2, 2026 · 51 min
Today, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech — one in California against Meta and Google, and another in New Mexico against just Meta. These are complicated cases with some huge repercussions for both how these platforms work and the very nature of speech in America. So we’ve brought on two heavy hitters: my…