Social Media Addiction Trial Goes to Jury

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• •TikTok settled with the plaintiff KGM prior to the trial, while remaining a defendant in other similar personal injury cases across more than a dozen states.[1]
• •Internal YouTube documents revealed in litigation show underage accounts violating policies remained active for an average of 938 days before detection.[2]
• •Plaintiffs allege Meta researchers identified 55% of Facebook users with mild problematic use and 3.1% with severe issues, equating to millions affected per Zuckerberg's own acknowledgment.[2]
• •The lawsuit claims companies borrowed slot machine and cigarette industry techniques, embedding design features to maximize youth engagement for advertising revenue.[1]

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