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FOX Business Correspondent Madison Alworth discusses allegations against Meta accusing them of burying evidence that their social media platforms cause harm and ignoring opportunities to implement safeguards on “The Evening Edit.”
Jury selection in a landmark trial examining whether social media platforms are addictive to children was delayed Monday after Meta’s lead lawyer fell ill, setting back proceedings in a case that could include testimony from the company’s founder. Mark Zuckerberg.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl dismissed prospective jurors for the rest of the day and ordered them to return at 9 a.m. local time Thursday.
“We hope to move this judgment move forward and finish the case on the date we set,” Kuhl said. “I truly apologize, but this is out of anyone’s control. We know your time is important and we want to use it well within the constraints we have.”
Zuckerberg is expected to testify early in the trial, which the judge aims to conclude by the end of March.
A computer screen shows the Meta logo while a cellphone in the foreground shows Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in Ankara, Turkey on October 28, 2025. (Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The case centers on a 19-year-old California woman, identified as KGM, who claims that the design of social media platforms encouraged addictive use since she was a minor.
Google’s TikTok, Meta, Snapchat and YouTube are among the companies against allegations in related trials that their platforms are contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
KGM has attributed his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts to his use of the platforms and is seeking to hold the social media companies behind them accountable. according to Reuters.
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Fox News reported last week that TikTok reached a settlement on Jan. 26, just before jury selection in the case. Snapchat’s parent company Snap also settled the case, leaving Google and Meta as the only remaining defendants.
A spokesperson for Meta said in a statement to CBS News that the company strongly disagrees with the allegations outlined in the lawsuit and is “confident that the evidence will show our long-standing commitment to supporting young people.”
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José Castañeda, a spokesman for YouTube’s parent company Google, told the outlet that the allegations against the platform are “simply not true.”
“Providing young people with a safer and healthier experience has always been central to our work,” Castañeda said.
