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US trial evidence is likely to fuel EU enforcement, litigation against Big Tech

By Sara Brandstätter ( April 3, 2026, 07:45 GMT | Comment) -- Last week’s US verdicts against Big Tech over alleged addictive design and harm to minors are likely to resonate beyond their immediate outcomes, as evidence disclosed during the trials could feed into EU enforcement under the Digital Services Act. That material may help shape both public investigations and a growing wave of private litigation across the bloc.Last week’s US verdicts against several Big Tech companies, focusing on alleged addictive design and harm to young users, underscore increasing attention to issues also being examined by the European Commission. But despite the attention these judgments have drawn, it is not only the outcomes that matter....

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