Meta and Google face a reckoning over social-media addiction.
Meta and Google face a reckoning over social-media addiction. A landmark verdict in California could have far-reaching consequences The Economist, .. American children who use Instagram, the average time spent scrolling the app each day is 30 minutes. But for Kaley, a 20-year-old who started using social media aged six, it became an hours-a-day addiction. Spending time on Instagram, as well as YouTube, led to feelings of body dysmorphia and thoughts of self-harm, she claimed. On March 25th a jury in California agreed, ordering the apps' parent companies, Meta and Google, to pay Kaley (whose full name has not been made public).. Source: (*) https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/25/meta-and-google-face-a-reckoning-over-social-media-addiction
