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Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

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The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles (opens Seattle Times)

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    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.

  2. Rolling Stone

    This Trial Could Hold Big Tech Accountable for Kids' Social Media Addiction (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court — and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other case.

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    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

  5. New York Post

    Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial accusing tech companies of ‘deliberate harm’ to kids (opens New York Post)

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    Meta and Google, who own Instagram and YouTube respectively, are headed to court in Los Angeles to face claims their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Landmark trial in which social media companies are accused of addicting children begins (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    It’s the first time the companies are arguing their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    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

  8. CBS News

    Social media companies accused of (opens CBS News)

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    Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

  9. Digital Journal

    YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even technically social media, on the second

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