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US judge sets evidentiary boundaries ahead of federal youth social media harm trial

By Maria Dinzeo ( March 19, 2026, 00:20 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge has signaled she will deny most efforts by a Kentucky school district and major social media companies to limit what evidence a jury can hear in a closely watched trial over whether platforms like TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Meta harmed children’s mental health.A US federal judge said Wednesday she would deny a swath of evidentiary motions filed by a Kentucky school district and social media platforms ahead of a June trial over whether TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Meta Platforms designed their products in ways that harmed kids’ mental health....

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