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Meta and Google have been hit with a landmark court ruling. Psychologist Lotte Rubæk, who testified against the tech giants, says it could be a game-changer for children and teenagers worldwide.

Psychologist on landmark ruling: »This is unreal. I still haven’t quite wrapped my head around the fact that it’s finally been decided«

Outside the courthouse in Los Angeles, many relatives of children who, among other things, took their own lives because of social media have followed the trial closely from start to finish. Now several of them are celebrating the victory over Meta and Google. Foto: Mike Blake/Ritzau Scanpix
Outside the courthouse in Los Angeles, many relatives of children who, among other things, took their own lives because of social media have followed the trial closely from start to finish. Now several of them are celebrating the victory over Meta and Google. Foto: Mike Blake/Ritzau Scanpix
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Psychologist Lotte Rubæk has barely slept during the nine days the jury has been deliberating.

So much has been at stake for her — and, she says, for children around the world — in a trial 9,000 kilometers from Denmark.

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