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Trial hears testimony of how social media sites are 'addicting the brains of children'

Trial hears testimony of how social media sites are 'addicting the brains of children'

LOS ANGELES — Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in a landmark trial in Los Angeles that seeks to hold Instagram owner Meta and Google's YouTube responsible for harms to children who use their products.

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