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4:35 PM ET, March 26, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Back-to-back jury verdicts against Meta could spur a flood of litigation against social media companies and threaten to undermine Section 230 protections  —  Social-media giants confront existential dilemma as a flood of litigation challenges their product designs
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
As US lawmakers struggle to pass online safety laws, LA and New Mexico juries take the lead, holding social media companies accountable for harming young users  —  A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
Wall Street Journal:
The $6M LA social media verdict is a win for the plaintiffs bar, not kids or society; parenting helps mitigate the harms and most kids don't face severe issues  —  The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for the plaintiffs bar, not for children or society.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Social media addiction trial: a Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users about the dangers of using their platforms
New York Times:
A jury in the Los Angeles social media trial awards the plaintiff $3M in compensatory damages and $3M in punitive damages; Meta will pay $4.2M and YouTube $1.8M
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix raises US prices following a January 2025 hike; standard with ads rises $1 to $8.99/month; standard with no ads and premium rise $2 to $19.99 and $26.99  —  Netflix, for the second time in a little over a year, is raising prices for its three plans in the U.S. The new pricing …
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
A US federal judge dismisses X's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies of illegally boycotting X  —  A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sony announces Jeopardy! YouTube Edition, a spinoff hosted by Ken Jennings with three YouTube creators playing for the charity of their choice  —  Ken Jennings will host the new edition, which will feature creators playing for a charity of their choice.  —  The answer: “This long-running …
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
PBS and ITVS launch a YouTube channel, PBS Documentaries, to distribute 100+ new videos a year, starting with a profile of Texas Congress member Barbara Jordan  —  The hub for nonfiction fare aims to help public television “meet new audiences where they already are,” says PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger.
Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal:
Bertelsmann, owner of Penguin Random House, RTL, and BMG, reports 2025 after-tax profit of €1.01B, down from €1.04B in 2024, and revenue flat YoY at €18.96B  —  With the acquisition of Sky Deutschland revenues would reach approximately €21 billion in the 2026 financial year, CEO Thomas Rabe says
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
In its 2026-2027 plan, the BBC says it plans to cut its cost base by 10%, suggesting cuts worth up to £600M, and increase content spend by £180M to £2.7B  —  The BBC has sounded the alarm about potentially significant content cuts. … The BBC has only defined the savings figure …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Wikipedia bans using AI for writing or rewriting articles on its English-language site, citing AI-written articles' tendency to violate “core content policies”  —  Wikipedia editors can only use AI for basic copy editing or translations. … Wikipedia will no longer allow editors to write or rewrite articles using AI.
 
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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple overhauls Apple Intelligence, with a new architecture built on Apple Foundation Models developed with Google and adapted to run on device and on servers

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI confidentially files for an IPO, says it has “not decided on timing yet”, as “there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company”

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Microsoft disabled 70+ of its repos on GitHub, including Azure-related tools like azure-functions-host, after hackers added credential-stealing malware to them
 
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