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Meta faces tough test as Calif. social media addiction trial reaches midpoint

By Maria Dinzeo ( March 10, 2026, 00:21 GMT | Comment) -- Halfway through the first bellwether trial over whether Meta and YouTube deliberately designed their services to hook children, Meta appears particularly vulnerable to a jury finding that Instagram contributed to the mental-health struggles of a 20-year-old woman who says she became addicted to the platform as a child.Halfway through the first bellwether trial over whether Meta Platforms and YouTube were deliberately designed their services to hook children, Meta Platforms appears vulnerable to a jury finding that Instagram contributed to the mental-health problems of a 20-year-old woman who says she became addicted to the social media platform as a child....

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