"Kaley testified that her use of social media led to a significant decline in her mental health, stating, 'I stopped engaging with family because I was spending all my time on social media.'"
"Lawyers argued that features like 'infinite scroll,' 'autoplay,' and 'beauty filters' were engineered to keep children hooked, with plaintiff's lawyer Mark Lanier stating, 'How do you make a child never put down the phone? That's called the digital casino strategy.'"
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube responsible for a young woman's mental health struggles, awarding her $3 million in damages. The plaintiff, Kaley, began using these platforms as a child and experienced body dysmorphia, depression, and suicidal thoughts. The jury determined that the companies were negligent in warning users about the dangers of their apps. This case uniquely focused on app design rather than user content, challenging typical legal protections for tech companies.
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