# Meta and Snap face major US legal test over youth social media addiction claims

https://mins.news/en/item/118864

- Reuters, 2026-10-28 10:25 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-snap-face-major-us-legal-test-youth-social-media-addiction-claims-2026-10-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae1cd8653aa080001e538ff

> Two teenage plaintiffs who say social media caused serious mental health problems will take Meta Platforms and Snap to trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The case is the latest test of claims raised in thousands of US lawsuits over social media’s effects on young people.

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