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Social media platforms will face US jury on claims design features harm teens

By Maria Dinzeo ( November 6, 2025, 22:20 GMT | Insight) -- Meta, ByteDance, Google and Snap will face a slate of bellwether trials in Los Angeles next year after a California state court judge ruled Thursday that teens presented enough evidence that design features such as endless scroll, autoplay and push notifications may have harmed their mental health.Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap will have to face a series of bellwether trials next year in Los Angeles over allegations that their addictive platform designs harmed young users, a California state court judge ruled Thursday....

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