She spent 16 hours on Instagram. It's up to a jury to decide if Meta is to blame
A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.
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"They hid the research. They knew that it was addictive. They gave us a false sense of security."
— Lori Schott , Activist
"We wrote up this agreement about screen time with his school counsellors, what he had to get accomplished in order to get an allotted amount of screen time."
— Aaron Ping , Activist
Key People
A father whose son took his own life, contributing to the discussion on social media’s effects.
A woman whose case against social media companies focused on the impact of social media on her mental health.
A mother who attributes her daughter's suicide to the impact of Instagram.
Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook.
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A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.
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