The company challenges a jury's finding that it designed platforms to hook young users without regard for their well-being

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• Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, challenging the jury’s determination that the company designed its platforms to hook young users without concern for their well-being.

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• The case centered on a 20-year-old woman who said she became addicted to social media as a child and that it worsened her mental health struggles.

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• Kaley's case was a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, and the verdict could influence the outcome of thousands of similar lawsuits accusing social media companies of deliberately causing harm.

  according to The Independent

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