( June 11, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California state court judge denied motions by YouTube LLC and Google LLC (collectively, YouTube) and Meta Platforms Inc. for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial after a jury awarded $6 million in damages in a suit alleging that the social media platforms “breached their duty” to the plaintiff by failing to warn of the platforms’ risks that led to “addiction,” finding that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 did not bar the plaintiff’s claims....