Jury can keep using platforms at center of social media addiction case: Judge

Published February 9, 2026 6:51pm ET



The judge overseeing the social media addiction case in California told the jury to continue to use the platforms at the center of the trial that began in Los Angeles on Monday.

The first-of-its-kind trial accusing social media companies Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube of making their platforms harmfully addictive began with opening arguments after weeks of jury selection. Judge Carolyn Kuhl of the Superior Court of California for LA County told the jurors they may continue to use social media but should avoid changing the way they interact with the platforms and not change any settings, per the Associated Press.

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