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Meta shares slide after landmark ruling on social media addiction

Category: Business
Duration: 00:26:26
Publish Date: 2026-03-26 23:08:00
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Meta shares slide after landmark ruling on social media addiction. Shares of Alphabet, Google's parent company, were also down but not as sharp as Meta stock. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old's mental health. We look at the numbers and find out what investors are thinking.

The global energy crisis is already wreaking havoc on economies across Asia, and the impact could soon be felt worldwide. It’s not just about higher cooking gas bills or queues at petrol stations, as Will Bain has been finding out. And what happens when you let artificial intelligence take over your holiday plans?

We hear from one travel columnist who decided to find out by handing a two-night seaside break over to Google’s Gemini, with no guidebooks, no travel agent, and no help from friends.

(Picture: Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the office of U.S. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard).

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