The landmark verdict that could reshape social media | March 27, 2026

0:11 What's up, sunshine?

0:12 Happy Friday.

0:13 I'm Coy Wire.

0:14 This is CNN 10, where I simply tell you the what,

0:16 letting you decide what to think.

0:18 Let's get you your news.

0:19 We start with the trial and landmark case

0:21 that could change the landscape of social media.

0:24 A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in the case

0:28 that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting

0:32 a young woman and injuring her mental health.

0:35 The first of its kind decision is being heralded as a milestone

0:38 moment in the long-running fight over

0:40 accountability following years of concerns from parents,

0:43 advocates, and whistleblowers.

0:45 Our Claire Duffy has an update on what

0:47 this could mean for thousands of similar pending lawsuits.

0:50 Hello, Claire.

0:52 Hey, Coy.

0:52 Yeah, big moment in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

0:55 This is the first time that a jury has found Meta and YouTube liable

0:59 for knowingly creating addictive platforms that harmed

1:02 the mental health of a young woman.

1:04 This case was brought by a now 20-year-old woman named Kaylee and her mother.

1:08 She accused Meta and YouTube

1:10 of intentionally designing addictive features that got

1:13 her hooked as a young child and harmed her mental health.

1:16 And the jury sided with Kaylee on all counts in this case.

1:20 They found that Meta and YouTube knew that their platforms could be harmful,

1:23 failed to warn of those risks,

1:26 and played a substantial role in Kaylee's mental health challenges.

1:29 The jury has awarded a combined $6 million in punitive and compensatory damages.

1:35 For companies as big as Meta and YouTube parent company Google,

1:39 $6 million is kind of a drop in the bucket, but this is just the start.

1:44 Kaylee's was just the first of hundreds of cases

1:46 to go to trial that have been brought by individuals,

1:49 families, school districts, state attorneys general.

1:52 All of that could force these companies to pay up

1:55 potentially billions of dollars in damages if they keep losing,

1:58 but also require them to make changes to their platforms.

2:02 Now, listeners and viewers won't necessarily see those changes right away,

2:06 but the kinds of things that parents and advocates

2:08 would like to see change is no more autoplay videos,

2:12 no more endlessly scrolling feeds on social media, no more beauty filters.

2:16 Those are the kinds of things that advocates

2:18 and parents hope could potentially come out of these lawsuits.

2:21 And certainly, they're also hoping that US lawmakers are watching this decision

2:25 very carefully and that that could motivate them to create some new legislation,

2:29 some new guardrails for these companies.

2:31 Now, Meta and YouTube do plan to appeal this decision.

2:34 They say they respectfully disagree.

2:36 That could draw out this case for potentially months, if not years,

2:40 but certainly an important moment and a first step in terms of sort of shifting,

2:44 I think, how we think about who

2:46 is responsible for protecting young people online.

2:49 Very important moment.

2:49 We'll keep watching, Coy.

2:51 Tech company OpenAI is shutting down its video

2:54 generating app Sora just months after its release.

2:57 Pretty sure some of you have used similar apps to create videos,

3:00 like whoever implanted me in this popular rapper walkout scene.

3:05 Come on.

3:06 Sora gained a lot of buzz after its release in September,

3:09 but the app also drew criticism from copyright holders since it was widely

3:13 using intellectual property and the likenesses

3:16 of celebrities in the videos it generated.

3:18 OpenAI says it will instead focus on other priorities.

3:22 A source tells CNN a deal with the Walt Disney

3:25 company will not be moving forward due to the change.

3:28 That deal would have cleared the use

3:29 of Disney characters in Sora's AI-generated videos.

3:33 The US Postal Service says it's planning to impose

3:36 a fuel surcharge for the first time ever.

3:39 It's due to the rising costs amid the war with Iran.

3:42 The 8% fee, set to go into effect April 26th,

3:45 is temporary and only applies to packages, not letter mail.

3:50 UPS and FedEx already have automatic surcharges that kick

3:54 in when fuel prices go above certain levels.

3:57 Gas prices are up about a dollar per gallon since the first US-Israeli strikes.

4:02 The White House has been announcing steps to try to get those prices down.

4:06 The government's EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency,

4:10 will now loosen its requirements for the summer

4:12 blend of gas typically sold during peak driving season.

4:16 It reduces smog, but it's more expensive to make.

4:19 One oil expert tells CNN the move could reduce

4:22 the average price per gallon by about 13 cents.

4:26 Pop quiz, hotshot.

4:27 Humpback whales are known for their structured vocalizations known as songs.

4:31 What's the longest song ever observed?

4:33 38 seconds, 5 minutes, 20 minutes, or 3 hours?

4:40 Well, you are good if you said 20 minutes.

4:43 As far as we know, only males sing

4:45 for mating displays and to communicate over long distances.

4:49 In the Baltic Sea, rescuers are racing the clock to make a whale of a rescue.

4:53 A 30-ft juvenile humpback whale got stuck in shallow

4:57 waters just off Germany's northern coast earlier this week.

5:01 Experts think that this might be the same whale recently spotted in a nearby

5:04 harbor that already had a net gain after being freed from fishing nets.

5:09 Rescuers have tried several methods to try to turn the tide, literally,

5:13 from nudging the whale to turn it to using

5:15 boats to create waves to help push it free.

5:18 As of this taping, crews are using a dredger and excavator to carefully dig

5:23 a whale-sized trench beside it in hopes it will finally free this marine mammal.

5:27 The whale has been moving.

5:29 Experts say that they can go approximately a couple of weeks without eating.

5:32 Let's hope rescuers can give this story

5:35 a fantastic ending with the humpback whale finally saying,

5:38 "See you later." Are you looking to upgrade your personal rock collection?

5:42 Perhaps a 66-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton could

5:45 really try Triceratops off your decor.

5:48 A wealthy collector in Singapore has decided to part ways with his.

5:52 26-year-old Cha Wei Yang, a crypto investor,

5:56 gave CNN a tour of the vault that holds his near-perfect fossilized Triceratops.

6:01 They call it Trey.

6:03 For almost three decades, it was on display at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.

6:08 Now, an auction house owned by Pharrell Williams is hosting its sale.

6:12 Cha says it was a lifelong dream to own a dinosaur.

6:15 The appeal is universal.

6:17 There's maybe like 2,500 dinosaur fossils

6:20 in the world that are 60 or 70% complete.

6:23 And I think more than half of them are in museums already.

6:26 Out of all the alternative assets that I grew up seeing from, you know,

6:30 wine, art, cars, I think dinosaurs are the most on top.

6:34 Not everyone is roaring with approval.

6:36 Some critics in the paleontology world don't

6:38 think fossils should be in private hands.

6:41 This dyno-mite deal is expected to sell for around 5 million bucks.

6:45 Auction ends Tuesday, so if you're a big bidder, it's time to bone up.

6:49 March is Women's History Month, and today we are showcasing an artist whose

6:53 work was tiny in size, huge in impact.

6:56 Sarah Biffen became famous in the 1800s for painting incredibly

7:00 detailed miniature portraits while holding the brush in her teeth.

7:04 Born without arms or legs in England,

7:06 Biffen taught herself to paint, write, and sew using her mouth.

7:11 As a child, she performed at fairs,

7:13 where people could watch her inspiring process.

7:15 It was then that people started recognizing her talent.

7:19 With support from the Earl of Morton, she trained under a royal painter and went

7:23 on to paint members of the British royal family.

7:26 Her work would later be exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts.

7:30 This self-portrait showing her in the act of painting

7:33 is believed to be the only one of its kind.

7:36 Her legacy lives on as an example of determination,

7:39 creativity, and breaking barriers.

7:47 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is gaining ground, no pun intended.

7:50 Girls flag football is booming in the United States

7:53 with about 25,000 more players joining last year alone.

7:57 The sport has also expanded to nearly 1,000 additional high schools nationwide,

8:02 including at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York,

8:06 with the first and only all-girls team in the borough.

8:10 1 2 3 THE SPORT IN GENERAL IS

8:13 THE FASTEST growing sport right now in our country.

8:16 You know, you're going to see it in the Olympics,

8:17 and especially among girls at the collegiate level.

8:20 That momentum is turning into action as players take the field,

8:23 sharpen their skills, and further help put girls flag football on the map.

8:28 think it's good to motivate young female athletes to play new sports.

8:30 We are doing great over here.

8:32 A lot of girls are phenomenal, and women's sports are rising.

8:35 Almost time to do our touchdown dance.

8:37 First, though, we have some shout-outs.

8:39 This one goes to Mr.

8:40 Babaloo at Saint Anthony Indian Mission in Zuni, New Mexico.

8:44 Thank you for your comment about our environmental stories

8:46 and for your inspiring your students to take care of this world.

8:50 This shout-out goes to Mrs.

8:52 Sentrella, Mrs.

8:53 Sklar, and Miss A at Lincoln School in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.

8:57 Thank you for all of these wonderful notes,

9:00 and you are more powerful than you know.

9:02 Yes, indeed, Debbie.

9:04 Play that Friday music, Nader.

9:06 Remember that there's no such thing as overnight success.

9:09 So, as we pursue greatness, remember the Chinese bamboo plant.

9:12 It remains underground for 4 years, being watered, getting strong.

9:16 Then, bam, in the fifth year, it shoots up 90 ft tall in 5 weeks.

9:20 Let's keep growing, y'all.

9:21 Have an awesome weekend.

9:22 I'm Coy Wire, and we are CNN 10.

9:55 I'm here.

10:00 I'm here.

10:08 I'm here.

10:16 I'm here.

10:23 I'm here.