Instagram, YouTube ‘engineered addiction’ in children: US lawyer’s claim

The world’s largest social media companies have been accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. The case is being heard before a jury in Los Angeles.

The case involves a 20-year-old woman identified in court as Kaley GM. She alleges she suffered severe mental harm after becoming addicted to social media as a child, Reuters reported.