US-TECHNOLOGY-INTERNET-SOCIAL MEDIA-HARM

Bereaved parents view images of their deceased children displayed at the 'Lost Screen Memorial', an art installation of large-scale smartphones featuring 50 children who lost their lives due to online harm, in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2026. Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused on February 9, 2026, of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. The blockbuster trial in front of a Los Angeles jury could establish a legal precedent on whether the social media juggernauts deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)