LOS ANGELES—Following a landmark $6 million personal injury verdict in March against Meta and Google, the next bellwether case in California state court considering whether tech giants can be liable for harms caused by their platforms’ addictive features will highlight familiar claims.
Like the 20-year-old California woman identified in court documents as “Kaley G.M.” or “K.G.M.,” who sued Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and their parent companies, “R.K.C.,” the plaintiff in the second case, claims that he suffered anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia after becoming addicted to their platforms. He is suing the same four companies.
