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Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury
The trial tests if Meta and YouTube caused addiction and mental health harm to a young user amid thousands of similar lawsuits, with expert testimony spanning a month.
- The landmark social media addiction trial involves a plaintiff, identified as Kaley, who alleges her early use of social media led to addiction and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts.
- Attorneys representing Meta and YouTube argued that Kaley turned to their platforms as a coping mechanism or means of escaping mental health struggles, while her lawyers claimed she was preyed upon as a vulnerable user.
- The trial's outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies play out, with Meta arguing that Kaley faced significant challenges before using social media.
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The lead plaintiff’s attorney in a landmark lawsuit alleging addictive practices by social media sites used a wildlife reference during his closing arguments Thursday to illustrate how his young client, who had uploaded hundreds of videos before she was even a teenager, became vulnerable to the Meta and YouTube platforms. Mark Lanier said the platforms are like a lion stalking a pack of vulnerable gazelles from which the predator finds the weake…
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Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury
After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury will listen to closing arguments before heading to the deliberation room to decide whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children usin
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