Landmark Trial Accusing Social Media Companies of Addicting Children to Their Platforms Begins

The Associated Press
10:11 JST,
February 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday.
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