# First US TikTok trial to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/73772

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 10:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-us-trial-against-tiktok-test-claims-platform-fueled-teen-mental-health-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab64f8af43c0f000136cab9

> An Alabama jury is set to hear claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety. It is the first case in broad litigation over social media’s impact on teen wellbeing to reach trial against the company.

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