Social media giants must stand trial: California Brief

Social Media Giants Must Stand Trial

Juries will decide whether Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, and Snap designed social media platforms to addict youths, a judge ruled in a major blow for the tech giants.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl’s late Wednesday decision clears the way for the first of thousands of cases on this issue to be presented to juries. If the companies ultimately lose, they could cumulatively face billions of dollars in damages and be forced to change how children use the platforms.

A trio of trials starting in January will mark the first time that platform ...