In California, a jury in Los Angeles on Wednesday found tech giants Alphabet and Meta liable for $3 million in damages after siding with a plaintiff who accused the tech giants of designing products to addict young users. The plaintiff in the case was a 20-year-old referred to as KGM who says she became addicted to social media at a young age, with severe harm to her mental health. This is Julianna Arnold, who says her daughter Coco spiraled into self-doubt and depression after becoming addicted to social media platforms like Instagram.

Julianna Arnold: “Stop blaming the parents. It’s on you. And this is what this is showing today. And for parents, we now know that they were manipulating our children for profits while we were watching and trying to keep our families safe.”

Wednesday’s ruling in the landmark social media addiction lawsuit came a day after a jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million in penalties for knowingly harming children and concealing child sexual exploitation on its platforms.