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The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.

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The lawsuits will for the first time put social media companies on the spot for creating harmful products, exposing them to new kinds of liability.
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Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety

Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.

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Jury selection is expected to start Tuesday for the first trial in a series of lawsuits that target social media companies with a strategy that had success against tobacco giants.
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