Mar. 10, 2026
Therapist says social media not primary cause of teen's mental health issues
A therapist who treated the plaintiff testified she never concluded Instagram or YouTube caused the teen's mental health problems, as Meta and Google began presenting their defense in the bellwether trial.
Jurors heard deposition testimony Monday from a therapist who for years treated the plaintiff in the first bellwether social media addiction trial and never concluded that Instagram or YouTube were root causes of her mental health problems.
After hearing four weeks of evidence from plaintiff Kaley G.M. alleging that Meta and Google designed their social media platforms to addict and harm her, the companies began presenting their defense case arguing that preexisting stressors - su...
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