Meta, Google Pivot in Addiction Trial to Accuser’s Home Life

Meta, Google Pivot in Addiction Trial to Accuser’s Home Life

By Bloomberg.com
Publication Date: 2026-03-09 18:00:00

As Meta Platforms Inc. and Google start presenting their defense in a landmark trial over social media addiction, the companies are seeking to show the mental health struggles suffered by the 20-year-old who brought the case stemmed from turmoil in her family and school life.