US EditionArguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles
The trial could set a national precedent as plaintiffs claim social media firms designed addictive platforms causing mental health harm to youth, amid over 1,000 related cases.
- A landmark trial is underway in Los Angeles to determine if social media companies were negligent in designing products to encourage excessive use by minors.
- The plaintiffs allege that Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat "have rewired how our kids think, feel, and behave".
- If the tech companies lose, they could be forced to change the designs of their platforms to reduce potential harm.
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Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
Meta, Alphabet face jury in landmark US trial over child social media addiction
Arguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children.
Leading social media companies are facing a series of major lawsuits this year, alleging they intentionally designed their platforms to addict children. Opening arguments in the first case, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin today, Feb. 9. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, and Google’s YouTube are accused of intentionally causing addiction and harming children through their platforms. TikTok and Snap, which were initially named in …
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Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate. Inside LA’s superior court, a landmark trial is getting under way. Social media companies are being accused of being addictive by design, a bit like tobacco and cigarettes were in the 1980s. They’ll face around 22 “bellwether” lawsuits, i.e. test cases, with lawyers considering the testimonies of more than 1,500 people when launching the action. Image:…
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