"We know her only as Kaley-and by the initials K.G.M. She began watching YouTube when she was 6 years old, started using Instagram at 11, then Snapchat at 13 and TikTok at 14. Social media "changed the course of her childhood," said her lawyer, Joseph VanZandt. Now 20, Kaley claims that a decade-long addiction to social media led to her anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and body dysmorphia."
"Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, began testifying on Wednesday. When the testimony is over, jurors will be asked to resolve whether Kaley's addiction was instigated by the content she viewed or by the way that content was delivered-meaning the design elements of the social media platforms, such as infinite scroll, rapid feedback with "likes," and autoplay, or queueing up videos in succession."
Kaley, identified only by initials K.G.M., began using YouTube at 6, Instagram at 11, Snapchat at 13 and TikTok at 14. Her lawyer said social media "changed the course of her childhood." Now 20, she claims a decade-long social media addiction caused anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and body dysmorphia. Mark Zuckerberg began testifying in a Los Angeles trial. Jurors must decide whether harms were caused by viewed content or by platform design elements such as infinite scroll, likes-driven feedback, and autoplay. The case is seen as a bellwether for widespread litigation involving thousands of plaintiffs.
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