California woman suing Meta, YouTube testifies social media took toll on mental health

A young California woman suing Meta Platforms' Instagram and Google's YouTube testified on Thursday in a landmark trial that ...

Woman suing Meta, YouTube over social media addiction takes the stand at trial

By Jody Godoy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A California woman is set to testify in court on Wednesday ...

Contributor: If social platforms are harmful, don't just ban kids. Regulate the harms

Litigation against social media companies represents a rare opportunity. Courts and the public are scrutinizing what ...

Social Media Trial Is Exposing a Growing Crisis for Gen Z Mental Health

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What social media addiction looks like, according to the woman suing Meta and YouTube

Kaley started using YouTube at the age of 6, downloading the app on her iPod Touch to watch videos about lip gloss collections and the online kids game Animal Jam. She posted her first video when she ...
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The Legal Cases Against Social Media's Do No Harm

Assessing social media and mental health. The brittleness of the glass does not cause the shattering in the way the person ...
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Giving Away Our Mental Health

On any given day, if you've managed to spend time with your kids, get outside, eat meal together, or put phones away for an ...

Are social media algorithms fueling a youth mental health crisis?

A trial is probing the impact of the platform's design on young users as a pediatrician and local parents warn of rising ...

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about ...

As a mental-health crisis hits young adults, this group offers hope

Young adults in the 18-25 age group have the highest rates of mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

'Failure to take action on toxic suicide forums has cost 133 lives, including my sister's. But a social media ban would only punish teens, not save them'

I grew up using social media, an experience which shaped my life in unimaginable ways. But it was in 2022, when I lost my ...

Plaintiff set to testify against tech companies in landmark social media addiction trial

The first plaintiff to take major social media companies to trial is expected to take the stand Wednesday to speak about the harms she says the tech platforms inflicted on her mental health as a child ...