In weeks, a U.S. court will rule on whether Instagram and YouTube directly harm kids—a potential watershed. A 20-year-old woman has taken up a generational fight against the world’s biggest platforms
A fight against the world’s biggest social media platforms could have global implications
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads Meta, whose platforms have 3.8 billion daily users. Back home in the U.S., a special law has given social media companies like his broad leeway—something a huge swath of Americans now wants to roll back. Illustration: Rasmus Vendrup / Foto: Leah Millis/Ritzau Scanpix
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Her full name is secret. But the 20-year-old woman represents an entire generation of young people who were the first children to grow up with social media.
K.G.M. is the name given to the woman in a potentially landmark lawsuit against Instagram and YouTube that began Monday in California. On behalf of thousands of plaintiffs across the United States, she has been selected as one of the main figures in a battle to prove that the tech giants’ services intentionally make children addicted and are directly harmful.
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