On her first day of Intro to Psychology in 2012, Mia* struck up a conversation with a fellow freshman named Jack. The two formed a friendship and then a relationship. Eventually, they got married.

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Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that there can be problematic usage of social media, but he disagreed that it constitutes an addiction. Mosseri testified in Los Angeles Superior Court during a social ...

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’ Instagram’s CEO dismissed the idea that users can be addicted to social media at a ...

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified on Wednesday that he does not think users can be “clinically addicted” to the social media app. Mosseri is the first executive to testify in the landmark ...

The head of Instagram has defended his platform against claims it caused mental health damage to minors, arguing in a California court that even seemingly excessive use of social media does not equal ...

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A landmark trial has begun in a lawsuit against Meta and Google over allegations that their popular social media apps, including Instagram and YouTube, are designed to get children addicted. A 20-year ...

Instagram and YouTube have been accused of "engineer[ing] addiction in children's brains", in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA. Mark Lanier, representing ...

The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury. By Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang Eli ...

This bellwether case in the US could reshape the design of social media for children. A plaintiff alleged that Meta and YouTube designed addictive features that harm children's mental health. Several ...

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. The blockbuster trial in front ...