Trial puts Meta, YouTube on the spot

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Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears
The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

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YouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial
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YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial
Meta, YouTube design apps to addict kids, jury hears as landmark trial begins
A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech ...

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‘These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on purpose’: lawsuit accuses Meta and YouTube of making 'digital casinos' that take advantage of busy parents
First major trial against social media companies Meta, YouTube accusing them of mental health harm
Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trial
The civil trial in California state court focuses on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm because she became addicted to social media as a child.

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Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial
Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial

YouTube lawyer sees no addiction from half hour of videos a day

The 20-year-old woman at the center of a landmark trial over social media addiction used YouTube for an average of just 29 minutes per day over the last five years, a lawyer for Google told jurors.

YouTube's Attorney Tells LA Jurors in High-Profile Trial: 'It's Not An Addiction'

YouTube attorney Luis Li, of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, told jurors in his opening statement, "It is not social media addiction when it’s not social media, and it’s not an addiction."
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YouTube, TikTok, And Short Video Addictions Among Emerging Adults

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Short Video Addiction (SVA) is a term used by researchers, and this is separate from excessive general internet use. A 2025 report in the journal of NeuroImage highlighted how SVA ...