First jury trial questions whether platform design fuels social media addiction

TL;DR Summary
A California trial pits a 19-year-old plaintiff against Meta, ByteDance and Google, alleging that the platforms’ algorithms and design foster addiction and harmed mental health; with Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify, the case could redefine platform liability and challenge Section 230 protections.
- Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims BBC
- Meta, TikTok and YouTube heading to trial to defend against youth addiction, mental health harm claims CNN
- Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide. The Washington Post
- Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement The Verge
- Social media addition trial kicks off The Hill
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