We’re outside the courthouse where Meta and Google are fighting social media addiction claims.

We’re outside the courthouse where Meta and Google are fighting social media addiction claims.

By Lauren Feiner
Publication Date: 2026-02-17 15:25:00

We’re outside the courthouse where Meta and Google are fighting social media addiction claims.

I’m in downtown Los Angeles where a state judge is hearing the first of several landmark trials about how social media allegedly harmed a teen girl going by K.G.M. We expect to hear from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week.

Photo by Lauren Feiner / The Verge

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