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Meta and YouTube Lose Landmark Social Media Trial
14 minutes Posted Mar 25, 2026 at 9:07 pm.
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P.M. Edition for Mar. 25. A Los Angeles jury found that Meta and YouTube were negligent for operating products that harmed kids and teens, and failed to warn about those dangers. We hear from WSJ tech reporter Meghan Bobrowsky about what the decision means for the future of social media companies. Plus, after years of notoriously high crime rates, Venezuela is now much safer. WSJ reporter Kejal Vyas recently traveled there and explains why and what it means for Venezuela’s economic future. And while airports are snarled in security chaos, one company is coming out a winner. Alex Ossola hosts.


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