The biggest names in tech, including Google and Instagram's parent company, Meta, are facing landmark trials with claims that their platforms are deliberately designed to be addictive and that they

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

The outcome of this case could influence the direction of over a thousand similar lawsuits against social media companies.

Instagram and YouTube are both currently on trial after claims that the apps are addictive and are harming children.