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https://lamag.com/lawsuits/zuckerberg-faces-jury-for-first-time-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
Feb 23, 2026 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces a jury for the first time as a major trial examines claims Instagram and other platforms harmed young users’ mental health.
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https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/26/social-media-addiction-trial-historic-phones-kids-now-banned-27683706/
'Social media addiction trial is historic - phones for kids should now be banned' | News Tech |...
Mar 27, 2026 - Parents are demanding social media platforms be banned for under-16-year-olds after a landmark addiction ruling against Meta and Google.
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https://omidyar.com/update/statement-on-california-social-media-addiction-trial/
Omidyar Network Statement on California Social Media Addiction Trial - Omidyar Network
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https://dnyuz.com/2026/02/18/mark-zuckerberg-says-instagram-is-valuable-not-harmful-in-landmark-tech-addiction-trial/
Mark Zuckerberg Says Instagram Is Valuable, Not Harmful, in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial – DNYUZ
In a crowded Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, a lawyer drew a picture of a frowning stick figure and projected
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https://www.forbes.com.au/news/world-news/meta-and-google-found-liable-in-social-media-addiction-trial/
Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 26, 2026 - Meta and Google, the parent company of YouTube, were found liable for harming a woman’s mental health due to addictive design features.
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https://www.theverge.com/policy/900441/a-jurors-vacation-could-complicate-deliberations-in-the-la-social-media-addiction-trial
A juror’s vacation could complicate deliberations in the LA social media addiction trial. | The...
Mar 25, 2026 - There could be a sticky situation if jurors don’t reach a verdict today on day nine of deliberations, independent journalist Meghann Cuniff reports. One juror...
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https://apnews.com/article/social-media-addiction-trial-la-5e54075023d837ccdc76c4ca512e925d
Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial | AP News
Mar 25, 2026 - A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their...
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https://www.courthousenews.com/oakland-judge-sets-stage-for-bellwether-social-media-addiction-trial/
Oakland judge sets stage for bellwether social media addiction trial | Courthouse News Service
A federal judge must still decide whether apex witnesses such as Snap's Evan Spiegel or Meta's Mark Zuckerberg need to testify after recently appearing at...
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https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/03/25/meta-and-google-found-liable-in-social-media-addiction-trial-by-us-jury/
Meta and YouTube found liable in US social media addiction trial – The Irish Times
Mar 25, 2026 - Los Angeles jury awards plaintiffs $3m in damages following first case of its kind to go to court
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https://www.mbdailyshow.com/meta-google-lose-social-media-addiction-trial-nasas-20b-moon-base/
Meta, Google Lose Social Media Addiction Trial & NASA’s $20B Moo…
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https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-policy-legal/mark-zuckerberg-social-media-trial-testimony/
Mark Zuckerberg Defends Instagram Age Checks at Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
Feb 18, 2026 - The Meta CEO took the stand Wednesday in a case that could have major repercussions for social media giants
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x7gz249o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 27, 2026 - A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
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https://www.techpolicy.press/what-does-the-first-us-social-media-addiction-trial-mean-for-the-tech-industry/
What Does the First US Social Media Addiction Trial Mean for the Tech Industry? | TechPolicy.Press
Feb 8, 2026 - Is social media addictive? And if so, can social media companies be held responsible? Varsha Bansal reports from Los Angeles.
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https://apnews.com/article/mark-zuckerberg-trial-testimony-instagram-c8cbaa32ccbf4933ec3a7beebd6cf34b
Zuckerberg testifies at landmark social media addiction trial | AP News
Feb 19, 2026 - Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram,...
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https://mashable.com/article/meta-youtube-zuckerberg-guilty-verdict-social-media-addiction
Meta, YouTube guilty in social media addiction trial | Mashable
A Los Angeles jury found the social media giants guilty of negligent platform design, in what could be a precedent-setting decision.
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https://www.slashgear.com/2092804/social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube/
Social Media Addiction Trial Takes Aim At YouTube & Meta After TikTok Settles
Feb 4, 2026 - Meta and YouTube face trial over social media addiction. We look at KGM's lawsuit regarding push notifications, algorithm risks, and the TikTok settlement.
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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/03/25/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-liable-in-a-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial – East Bay Times
Mar 25, 2026 - The plaintiff was a 20-year-old woman who says her use of social media as a child addicted her to the technology and exacerbated her mental health struggles.
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/social-media/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial
Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
Mar 25, 2026 - A jury has found Instagram and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that questioned whether they should be held responsible for harm to children using...
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https://www.avclub.com/house-of-cards-studio-loses-kevin-spacey-sex-addiction-trial
House Of Cards producers have lost their weird Kevin Spacey sex addiction trial
Mar 26, 2026 - With Spacey himself clearly trying to sabotage their efforts, studio MRC failed to prove the actor's sex addiction diagnosis killed the show.
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https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/25/social-media-kids-trial-verdict/
Jury finds Instagram, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 26, 2026 - A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their...
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/social-media-trial-meta-youtube_n_69c41ce9e4b0e447525baca0?origin=top-ad-recirc
Jury Finds Instagram, YouTube Liable In Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial | HuffPost Latest News
Mar 25, 2026 - The trial was one of several that social media companies face this year and beyond.
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https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/us-news/parents-of-social-media-victims-to-big-tech-after-addiction-trial-verdict-this-is-not-over/
Parents of social media victims to Big Tech after addiction trial verdict: ‘This is not over’ |...
The tenacious families of social media victims celebrated the landmark verdict Wednesday that determined Meta and Google design their platforms to be...
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https://reason.com/2026/01/26/landmark-social-media-addiction-trial-starts-today-in-california/
A landmark social media addiction trial starts today in California
Jan 26, 2026 - In the first social media addiction case to reach a jury, K.G.M. claims TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms are responsible for her depression, anxiety, and...
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https://globalnews.ca/video/11746582/meta-youtube-found-liable-in-social-media-addiction-trial/
Meta, YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Meta, YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/business/jury-finds-instagram-youtube-liable-social-media-trial/
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 25, 2026 - After more than 40 hours of deliberation across nine days, California jurors decided Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design or operation of their...
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https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/parenting/video_0c0c64dc-70ee-5cb8-82b1-1b4350be2f20.html
Parents demand reforms after verdict in social media addiction trial
A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their...
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https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2026/04/21/how-mark-lanier-used-this-collaborative-ai-tool-in-the-social-media-addiction-trial/?slreturn=20260427090152
How Mark Lanier Used This Collaborative AI Tool in the Social Media Addiction Trial | Law.com
“We were able to take a collaborative AI model that cross-pollinates across all the different large language models and infuse it with my brain,” said W. Mark...
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https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-testifies-social-media-addiction-trial-meta/
Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony | WIRED
Feb 18, 2026 - The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/technology/2026/03/25/jury-finds-instagram-and-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial - Chicago Sun-Times
Mar 25, 2026 - The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow, as the jury decided Meta and YouTube acted with malice, or highly egregious conduct.
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https://shunnarah.com/practice-area/social-media-addiction/
Social Media Addiction | Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Sep 18, 2025 - Social media addiction attorneys holding platforms accountable for algorithm harm, compulsive scrolling, and failure to protect users.
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https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/tech/tiktok-settles-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-before-trial/
TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Days Before Trial
Jan 27, 2026 - TikTok has agreed to settle a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial, while Instagram and YouTube are still on the hook
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https://shunnarah.com/practice-area/online-gambling-addiction/
Online Gambling Addiction | Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Mar 11, 2026 - Online gambling addiction attorneys representing individuals harmed by casino apps, betting platforms, and digital gambling systems.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/social-media-trial-meta-tiktok-youtube
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims | Technology | The Guardian
Feb 24, 2026 - Meta, YouTube and TikTok accused of making products intentionally addictive and harmful to young people
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