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BBC News | The End of Social Media's 'Wild West 'Era?

A jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6 million dollars to a young woman known as Kaley, who sued Meta and Google over her childhood addiction to social media.

Jurors found that the companies intentionally built addictive platforms, which harmed the woman's mental health.

Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and Google, which owns YouTube, say they disagree with the verdict and intend to appeal.

Analysts say this case could influence hundreds of similar lawsuits being filed against social media companies and usher in a new era of scrutiny and regulation of their practices.

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman tells us how the social media industry could change, after years of being described as the "Wild West".

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