Beige Luciano-Adams
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Beige Luciano-Adams is an investigative reporter covering Los Angeles and statewide issues in California. She has covered politics, arts, culture, and social issues for a variety of outlets, including LA Weekly and MediaNews Group publications. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X: https://twitter.com/LucianoBeige
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Jury Finds Meta, Google Liable in Social Media Addiction Trial
Jurors agreed with a California woman that the companies were responsible for psychological harms she suffered after becoming addicted to their platforms.
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Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Social Media Addiction Trial
The plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth, while companies say family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.
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Genetics, Family History Behind Plaintiff’s Mental Health Struggles, Not Social Media, Says Defense Expert
As a landmark social media trial winds down, lawyers engage in final, heated skirmishes over the woman’s addiction narrative.
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Defense Pushes Back on Plaintiff’s Addiction Narrative in Landmark Social Media Trial
A former therapist testified that multiple factors, not just YouTube and Instagram, contributed to the young woman’s mental health struggles.
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Plaintiff Rests, Defense Begins Presenting Evidence in Social Media Addiction Trial
In the case of a California woman, now 20, allegedly harmed by social media, defense attorneys for Meta and Instagram present two witnesses from her school.
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Meta Knew About Addiction Issues and Misled Parents, Whistleblowers Testify in Trial
Two former senior leaders said the company prioritized ‘power and growth’ and targeted teens.
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Social Media Is Changing Children’s Brains, Expert Testifies in Trial
In a historic tech trial, an expert said social media addiction has the same effect on the brain as substance disorders.
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Young Plaintiff Testifies in Landmark Trial to Determine If Social Media Tries to Addict Youths
The young woman known as K.G.M. gives a face to a generational mental health crisis that has accompanied the rise of social media.
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Is Social Media Addiction Real? Expert Testimony Takes Center Stage in Landmark Trial
Experts say youth social media addiction is rising, but definitions, diagnosis, treatment standards, and its true scope remain unclear.
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YouTube’s Top Engineer Says App Not Designed to Encourage Binge Watching, Addiction
‘It’s only ever been helping people find good stuff to watch,’ Cristos Goodrow says.
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Jury Finds Meta, Google Liable in Social Media Addiction Trial
Jurors agreed with a California woman that the companies were responsible for psychological harms she suffered after becoming addicted to their platforms.
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Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Social Media Addiction Trial
The plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth, while companies say family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.
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Genetics, Family History Behind Plaintiff’s Mental Health Struggles, Not Social Media, Says Defense Expert
As a landmark social media trial winds down, lawyers engage in final, heated skirmishes over the woman’s addiction narrative.
|
Defense Pushes Back on Plaintiff’s Addiction Narrative in Landmark Social Media Trial
A former therapist testified that multiple factors, not just YouTube and Instagram, contributed to the young woman’s mental health struggles.
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Plaintiff Rests, Defense Begins Presenting Evidence in Social Media Addiction Trial
In the case of a California woman, now 20, allegedly harmed by social media, defense attorneys for Meta and Instagram present two witnesses from her school.
|
Meta Knew About Addiction Issues and Misled Parents, Whistleblowers Testify in Trial
Two former senior leaders said the company prioritized ‘power and growth’ and targeted teens.
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Social Media Is Changing Children’s Brains, Expert Testifies in Trial
In a historic tech trial, an expert said social media addiction has the same effect on the brain as substance disorders.
|
Young Plaintiff Testifies in Landmark Trial to Determine If Social Media Tries to Addict Youths
The young woman known as K.G.M. gives a face to a generational mental health crisis that has accompanied the rise of social media.
|
Is Social Media Addiction Real? Expert Testimony Takes Center Stage in Landmark Trial
Experts say youth social media addiction is rising, but definitions, diagnosis, treatment standards, and its true scope remain unclear.
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YouTube’s Top Engineer Says App Not Designed to Encourage Binge Watching, Addiction
‘It’s only ever been helping people find good stuff to watch,’ Cristos Goodrow says.
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