Meta and YouTube verdict: Social media shakedown or a bellwether?

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 26: We look at reactions after Meta and YouTube were found guilty of social media harms in what is being hailed as a "landmark" trial. Will it give impetus to thousands of other lawsuits in the waiting?

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 26: We look at reactions after Meta and YouTube were found guilty of social media harms in what is being hailed as a "landmark" trial.
• Will it give impetus to thousands of other lawsuits in the waiting?
• Also: Italy's Giorgia Meloni headed to Algeria in a lightning-quick diplomatic visit aimed at securing gas supplies.
• Plus: Vogue's publisher Conde Nast goes to court with a canine magazine called...

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 26: We look at reactions after Meta and YouTube were found guilty of social media harms in what is being hailed as a "landmark" trial.
• Will it give impetus to thousands of other lawsuits in the waiting?
• Also: Italy's Giorgia Meloni headed to Algeria in a lightning-quick diplomatic visit aimed at securing gas supplies.
• Plus: Vogue's publisher Conde Nast goes to court with a canine magazine called...

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 26: We look at reactions after Meta and YouTube were found guilty of social media harms in what is being hailed as a "landmark" trial.
• Will it give impetus to thousands of other lawsuits in the waiting?
• Also: Italy's Giorgia Meloni headed to Algeria in a lightning-quick diplomatic visit aimed at securing gas supplies.