For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide.
Julianna Arnold speaks Wednesday after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles.Â
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives Feb. 18Â for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children in Los Angeles.Â
Demonstrators hold a rally Feb. 12Â outside Snap Inc. headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., to encourage social media companies to monitor explicit content directed at children.Â
Attorney Mark Lanier speaks Wednesday during a news conference after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles.Â
Julianna Arnold speaks Wednesday after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles.Â
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives Feb. 18Â for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children in Los Angeles.Â
Demonstrators hold a rally Feb. 12Â outside Snap Inc. headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., to encourage social media companies to monitor explicit content directed at children.Â
Attorney Mark Lanier speaks Wednesday during a news conference after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles.Â
