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Meta, YouTube on Trial Over Claims They Engineered Child Addiction

Tamira Musgrave : Feb 17, 2026  American Faith

[AmericanFaith.com] Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Google's YouTube are defending themselves in a Los Angeles courtroom against explosive allegations that they deliberately engineered their platforms to addict children, as opening statements began Monday in a closely watched trial that could have sweeping consequences for the tech industry. The case, unfolding in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is one of the most significant legal challenges yet to confront Big Tech over youth mental health. Plaintiffs accuse Meta, the parent company of Instagram, and Google-owned YouTube of intentionally designing addictive features that harm minors. TikTok and Snap were originally named in the lawsuit but settled prior to trial for undisclosed sums... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via SupremeCourt.gov)







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