Meta and Snap Face US Trial Over Youth Mental Health Claims

A Los Angeles trial begins over claims that Meta and Snap designed their apps to encourage compulsive use and harmed two teenagers' mental health. The companies deny the allegations and say they have sufficient safeguards. The case is among more than 3,000 lawsuits consolidated in LA Superior Court.

• Plaintiffs are a 16-year-old from Illinois and an 18-year-old from Mississippi
• TikTok and YouTube settled before trial; the Illinois plaintiff settled with Meta
• In March an LA jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay $6 million in a similar case
• More than 3,000 lawsuits are consolidated in LA Superior Court