Active Case

Social Media Addiction

Depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders in minors

Your childs struggle was engineered. Not parented.

Your child changed. You watched it happen. The mood swings. The isolation. The rage when you took the phone away. You blamed yourself. The algorithm was designed to make that happen.

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The Documented Record

A $6 million jury verdict was returned against Meta and YouTube in K.G.M. v. Meta & YouTube on March 25, 2026 — the first verdict in this litigation. According to internal Meta research disclosed in the litigation, Instagram worsened body image for roughly one in three teen girls who already felt bad about their bodies, and former employee Frances Haugen testified to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in October 2021.

Status: Active — MDL pending
Venue: MDL No. 3047, N.D. Cal. (Judge Gonzalez Rogers); parallel JCCP 5255, Calif.
Scale: 2,600+ federal cases; 41-state AG action

Source: In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction, MDL No. 3047, N.D. Cal.; Haugen testimony, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Oct. 2021.

Compiled by the LawsuitWatch.ai Editorial Team from primary court records.

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The Science Behind Teen Mental Health Crisis and Social Media: What Research Shows About Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Harm in Minors

5,409+ words · June 27, 2026

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The Science Behind Social Media Addiction: What Internal Research Revealed About Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Harm in Minors

3,882+ words · June 20, 2026

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The Science Behind Social Media Addiction: What Internal Research Shows About Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Harm in Young Users

3,303+ words · June 7, 2026

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