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YouTube was ‘gateway’ to adolescent's social media addiction, psychiatrist tells Calif. court

By Maria Dinzeo ( February 28, 2026, 02:37 GMT | Insight) -- A child psychiatrist linked YouTube’s design features, including autoplay and infinite scroll, to Kayley’s compulsive use, telling California jurors Friday that the platform served as a “gateway” to broader social media addiction.A child psychiatrist told California jurors Friday that Kayley, a young woman suing Meta and YouTube over claims that they designed their products to hook kids, met all of the criteria for social media addiction and characterized YouTube as the “gateway” that drew her into compulsive use of other platforms....

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