LOS ANGELES, United States — Meta and Google-owned YouTube were vilified Monday for “engineering addiction” 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. The proceedings are expected to see Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on the stand next week and Instagram boss Adam Mosseri in the courtroom as early as Wednesday. Besides Instagram, Meta’s platforms include Facebook and WhatsApp. READ: Australia bans under-16s from social […]... Keep on reading: Meta, Google face jury in landmark US addiction trial