"Lori Schott didn't care what it took to haul her way from her small town in Eastern Colorado to show up to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday. "I don't care if I had to hire a pack mule to get me here, I was going to be here," she told The Verge outside the courthouse Tuesday. Schott's daughter Annalee died by suicide at age 18 in 2020, after struggling with body image issues that her mother says were heightened by social media. After her death, Schott found journal entries where Annalee disparaged her own looks and compared herself to other girls' profiles. "I was so worried about what my child was putting out online, I didn't realize what she was receiving," Schott said."
"The way that Meta and Google-owned YouTube designed their products - allegedly luring users into a nonstop loop of taps and scrolling - is at the heart of this month's bellwether social media trial, which sets the stage for thousands of similar lawsuits. The companies have generally denied the claims. Schott and several other self-described survivor parents have made it their mission to be in the courtroom during the several-week trial in downtown LA."
Lori Schott traveled from Eastern Colorado to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify. Her daughter Annalee died by suicide at 18 in 2020 after struggling with body-image issues that the mother says were heightened by social media. Schott discovered journal entries in which Annalee disparaged her looks and compared herself to other girls' profiles. Plaintiffs allege that Meta and Google-owned YouTube designed products that lured users into nonstop taps and scrolling, intensifying harms. The trial serves as a bellwether for thousands of similar lawsuits. The companies have denied the claims, and several survivor parents have prioritized attending the multiweek trial.
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