Jury Selection to Begin in High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Trial

Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are accused of helping worsen the youth mental health crisis.

A teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media in New York City on Jan. 31, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Jury selection in a high-stakes social media addiction trial begins in California on Jan. 27, court documents reveal.

The trial will put big tech in the hot seat as defendants including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are accused of helping worsen the youth mental health crisis.