( May 26, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google and YouTube filed a reply in support of a motion a US federal judge to grant a new trial and judgment in a state case over addictive design on the platform. “Plaintiff tries to avoid YouTube’s First Amendment arguments with conclusory labels that assume, incorrectly, that nothing on YouTube other than third-party videos can be speech. But the law and the evidence are clear: In attacking YouTube features such as likes, notifications, and curated feeds, plaintiff directly targeted speech—inviting the jury to hold YouTube liable for both its own expression and what it enabled users to say,” they said. See attached file. ...
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