Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms
Jury selection begins as plaintiffs say the companies used addictive features that led to mental and physical harm in teens.
- Jury selection begins on Wednesday in Los Angeles for a landmark trial where Meta and, for the first time, Snap face allegations of harming young users through their social media platforms.
- Thousands of lawsuits filed across American courtrooms in recent years allege that social media companies deployed "addictive and problematic" design and deceptive practices causing harm to children and teenagers.
- Lawyers for plaintiffs SJ, a teen from Illinois, and KDB, an 18-year-old from Mississippi, argue their clients were exposed to these apps starting at ages 13 and 15, respectively, while other defendants previously settled.
- If no additional settlements occur, opening statements begin Nov 4, 2026, with Snap defending that it "fundamentally misrepresent" the "experiences on Snapchat and how our platform was designed," according to a company statement.
- Star witnesses including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel are expected to testify mid-November, following a year of major settlements and penalties exceeding $25 billion.
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In a new test trial that opens in Los Angeles, Snapchat will have to defend himself before a popular jury on charges of youth addiction For the first time, the courier
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 — Jury selection is expected to begin on Wednesday in Los Angeles for another landmark trial about the alleged harms of social media on young users, with...
Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in recent years in local, state and federal courtrooms across the country with various claims about alleged harms to children and teenagers caused by social media companies. The cases -- the first of which went to trial earlier this year in Los Angeles -- have taken twists and turns. Meta and YouTube lost the first so-called bellwether case earlier this year, when a jury found them collectively liable for h…
Snap has been escaping trials for years by settling amicably. This time, the courier will have to defend itself against jurors in Los Angeles, alongside them... The article Snapchat will finally have to answer for the addiction of young people before a jury appeared first on Le Singulier.
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