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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoIG is a drug': jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up
A jury trial concluded examining whether Meta and YouTube designed addictive platforms causing mental health harm in young people, with the jury beginning deliberations to determine negligence and causation.
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fromTechCrunch
2 weeks agoInstagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue | TechCrunch
Instagram's daily usage increased from 40 to 46 minutes per day between 2023 and 2026, with executives tracking time-spent milestones as a key metric in a lawsuit alleging social media platforms caused youth mental health issues.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week agoElon Musk says tweet at center of investor fraud case not my wisest'
Investors in the class-action case have alleged that the world's richest person intentionally misled them when he tweeted that the deal was temporarily on hold while he investigated how much of the platform's traffic was driven by spam and fake accounts known as bots.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month agoLandmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
Major social media platforms face trials alleging deliberate design choices that addict children and caused mental-health harms, with bellwether cases testing liability and potential damages.
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fromKFI AM 640
1 week agoGary & Shannon: "Social Media Is The New Big Tobacco" | KFI AM 640
Landmark trials against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap allege these platforms deliberately designed addictive features that harmed children's mental health, with approximately 1,600 plaintiffs participating in coordinated legal proceedings.
fromThe Cool Down
3 weeks agoMark Zuckerberg testifies over claims of deliberately creating social media addiction in children: 'He cannot be trusted'
A 20-year-old woman, listed in legal documents with the initials KGM, launched a lawsuit against social media giants YouTube, Meta (parent company of Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat. The case alleges that these apps were designed to be as addictive as possible and that addiction from a young age spurred lasting mental health damage. Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand to answer questions at the trial this week. He denied that there was conclusive proof that social media created mental health challenges.
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fromAbove the Law
1 month agoMorning Docket: 02.10.26 - Above the Law
* Maxwell refused to answer questions for Congress, but dangles possibility that she would talk if granted clemency. Surely it wouldn't be an issue that her testimony directly involves the person controlling the clemency decision! [ CBS News] * Research says AI has impacted junior lawyer judgment. The results confirm what we've been telling you! [ Legal Cheek] * Axiom closes its Arizona law firm. [ Reuters]
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fromwww.cnbc.com
1 month agoBlockbuster social media trial kicks off, with more to come this year
A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. It's the first of several high-profile legal cases kicking off in 2026 that center on allegations that the companies misled the public about the safety of their apps despite knowing that certain design choices contributed to various harms on young users.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago2026 is the year of social media's legal reckoning
Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many trials is set to begin this month in California, when Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face claims that tech addiction harmed a teenager's mental health. This case is just the tip of the legal iceberg.
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fromAbove the Law
3 months agoMorning Docket: 11.20.25 - Above the Law
* "If you kill this witness, the case will be dismissed," advised attorney. Man, these MPRE hypos are getting super easy. [ Toronto Star] * Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files. Unclear if he drew a woman's curves around it before signing this time. [ Reuters] * Texas governor demands action on Sharia Law, so you know it's a bad news cycle for him. [ KXAN]
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