US EditionMeta, YouTube design apps to addict kids, jury hears as landmark trial begins
The trial could influence 1,500 similar lawsuits as Meta and YouTube face claims of addictive design features harming youth mental health.
- A landmark trial began evaluating whether Meta and YouTube designed their platforms to addict children.
- The trial could establish a legal precedent for social media companies being culpable for business models that promote harmful content.
- Plaintiffs accuse the companies of design features that keep young users engaged as long as possible, leading to mental health issues.
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TikTok, Meta and YouTube Face Landmark Trial Over Alleged Social Media Addiction in Children
A Los Angeles courtroom this week began hearing what lawyers describe as a landmark trial over whether Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube were deliberately designed to keep children hooked, with internal company documents describing the platforms as 'like a drug' and comparing product features to casino mechanics.TikTok and Snap were originally named in the lawsuit but settled for undisclosed sums before the trial opened. Meta and Google are …
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsSocial Media 'Addicting the Brains of Children,' Lawyer Argues in Landmark Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram owner Meta and Google's YouTube responsible...
Meta, YouTube on trial in US over harm to children. Could this change social media use?
A landmark trial has begun against social media companies such as Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and YouTube, in Los Angeles. This is the first of the many high-profile cases against Big Tech this year
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