Meta Asks Judge to Overturn Verdict in Social Media Danger Trial

Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury’s verdict finding the company liable for a woman’s depression in a landmark trial ​over whether the company has harmed young users by designing its platforms to ‌be addictive. In the filing, Meta asked the judge who oversaw the trial to overturn the verdict and rule in its favor or order a new trial.