Trial opens as Meta, TikTok and YouTube defend youth mental-health claims
TL;DR
Los Angeles trial marks the first time Meta, TikTok and YouTube face jurors over claims their platforms are addictive and harm youths’ mental health, with a 19-year-old plaintiff and her mother seeking damages; Snap settled earlier; top executives from the three companies are expected to testify, and the outcome could influence thousands of similar cases and drive platform safety changes.
- Meta, TikTok and YouTube heading to trial to defend against youth addiction, mental health harm claims CNN
- 2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning The Verge
- Parents say teens are addicted to social media. Now, a jury will decide. The Washington Post
- Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims Reuters
- Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial BBC
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