Mar. 19, 2026
Judge to instruct jury daily on content limits in social media addiction trial
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers plans daily jury instructions limiting liability theories as the first federal social media addiction bellwether trial approaches, while ruling on evidentiary disputes and potential testimony from tech executives.
OAKLAND -- When the first federal bellwether case begins over allegations four social media giants designed their platforms to get children addicted, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers plans to remind the jury daily that they can't find the companies liable based on the content posted to their platforms.
"I haven't had a case where I've ever considered giving the kind of instruction that I'm thinking of giving on a daily basis," Gonzalez Rogers sa...
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