"Lori Schott, a mother from rural Colorado, said she stared down Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he walked into court in Los Angeles on Wednesday to testify in a landmark trial regarding social media addiction. Schott lost her 18-year-old daughter, Annalee, to suicide in 2020. She believes the content Annalee saw on social media platforms "destroyed" her mental health. "I made eye contact with him for quite a long time," Schott said of Zuckerberg. "I was not backing down.""
"The case underway in Los Angeles centers on a 20-year-old woman, identified by the initials KGM, who says her use of social media throughout her childhood negatively affected her mental health, contributing to depression and suicidal thoughts. It is considered a bellwether trial that could indicate how other similar lawsuits related to social media harm, like Schott's, could play out."
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles bellwether trial alleging social media addiction harmed youth mental health. The central plaintiff, identified as KGM, says prolonged childhood social media use contributed to depression and suicidal thoughts. More than 2,000 similar personal injury lawsuits are pending, and attorneys for over 100,000 arbitration claimants have filed mass demands alleging social media addiction. Meta, named alongside YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat, faces large legal exposure; TikTok and Snapchat settled out of court. Meta warned investors that mounting legal battles over youth safety could significantly impact its 2026 financial results and possibly cost billions.
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