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Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health

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Lauren Feiner
The social media addiction trial is delayed — again.

Just after we entered the courtroom, we learned that a juror has been hospitalized. The parties decided to postpone today’s testimony from former Meta employees to see if the juror can return. Regardless, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify tomorrow — either before the original juror, or an alternate.

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