Design It For Us co-chair Nikki Iyer released the following statement:

“Today, the jury listened to young people. Design It For Us applauds today’s jury verdict in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., a decision that affirms the truth of young people’s lived experiences online. This verdict is a major milestone for every young person and family whose pain has been minimized by Big Tech. Today’s decision ends an era of plausible deniability: Meta and YouTube knew their products were harming us, and now so does every legislature, parent, and young person in America.

This decision, like the decision in New Mexico, makes clear that the public sees Big Tech’s platforms for what they are: harmful by design, negligent in practice, and built without regard for the young people they harm—and the public is willing to hold Big Tech accountable. This public acknowledgement and decision are a major turning point, especially as litigation against Big Tech progresses across America, at scale.

We are deeply grateful to K.G.M. for her perseverance in speaking out and carrying this case forward. Because of her courage, Big Tech can no longer expect to evade accountability.

Exploitation is not our birthright. We are all K.G.M.”

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About Design It For Us

Design It For Us is a youth-led coalition leveraging grassroots power to disrupt Big Tech’s harmful business models. The coalition is led by a team of people between the ages of 18 and 26 and supported by an array of youth-led organizations, staff, and advisors fighting for a better online world for everyone.