"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 arguments for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week. Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums."
"At the core of the case is a 19-year-old identified only by the initials "KGM," whose case could determine how thousands of other, similar lawsuits against social media companies will play out. She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials - essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury and what damages, if any, may be awarded, said Clay Calvert, a nonresident senior fellow of technology policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute."
A series of landmark trials will seek to hold major social media platforms accountable for harms to children, with opening arguments beginning in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube face claims that platform features deliberately addicted and harmed children, while TikTok and Snap settled earlier. Plaintiffs selected three bellwether cases, including a 19-year-old identified as KGM, to test arguments before juries and assess damages. The lawsuits allege deliberate design choices intended to increase youth addiction for profit. A successful legal theory could bypass First Amendment and Section 230 defenses and reshape platform policies toward minors.
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