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US children sue Meta, Google, Snap, TikTok in addiction litigation

By Xu Yuan ( December 26, 2025, 18:58 GMT | Comment) -- The first three trials against social media platforms set to begin in January will test the viability of the allegations that companies including Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap deliberately designed their apps to hook children children to their phone screens, resulting in various kinds of mental problems, and in some extreme cases, death.For years, parents, educators and lawmakers have lamented the negative influence of social media on young people and called for changes. The movement is approaching a watershed moment in the US, as the first ever trials involving allegations against four of the world’s largest social media companies — Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap — are set to begin in January....

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