Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

"I wanted to be on it all the time," plaintiff says in landmark social media addiction trial

The 20-year-old plaintiff alleges that using YouTube and Instagram from a young age intensified her depression and led to suicidal thoughts.

In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6

The plaintiff, identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction.
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Roblox Is Being Played More Than PlayStation and Steam Combined

To put it another way, Roblox had more than double the amount of active hours than PlayStation in 2025. It should be noted ...
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I’m addicted to SIMPing for Fortnite skins like SypherPK

#Fortnite | On today's parody episode of My Strange Addiction on HEW, a Kid Addicted to SIMPing for Fortnite Skins and his dad are interviewed... and it gets weird (very very very weird) This strange ...
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Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically ...
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Meta, Google face massive liability as ‘addicted kids’ trial continues in LA

Meta and Google returned to Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday for the second day of a landmark trial over claims their platforms were designed to addict young users — a closely watched case that ...
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At Landmark Trial, Expert Says Social Media Hooks Teens Hardest

As lawyer Mark Lanier flashed a cartoon road sign reading “Science of Addiction” on a large screen inside a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday, Dr. Anna Lembke walked jurors through what she described as ...
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How to Enable Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in Fortnite

Epic Games recently mandated Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 to play competitive Fortnite on PC. You can enable Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 through your BIOS settings. It is ...