Nov. 7, 2025
Social media giants to face jury over alleged harm to young users
A Los Angeles judge ruled social media giants must face jury trials over claims their platforms harmed young people's mental health, marking a major step in nationwide litigation.
Los Angeles County judge has ruled that lawsuits accusing major social media platforms of harming young users' mental health can proceed to trial, rejecting efforts by Meta, Google, ByteDance and Snap to have the cases thrown out.
In a sweeping decision, Judge Caroline B. Kuhl denied all four companies' motions for summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that questions about whether their platforms' design features caused addiction, depression, anxiety and other harms m...
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