Ongoing · Law & Policy
9h · Developing story, no final ruling
AI illustrationShe sued YouTube and Instagram for her childhood. Are the apps responsible?
Your callAre Instagram and YouTube to blame for what happened to her?
TL;DR
- 1A California woman started YouTube at 6 and Instagram at 9; she says endless scrolling and autoplay hooked her as a child.
- 2She says it led to anxiety, depression and body image problems, and at 17 she sued; TikTok and Snapchat settled before trial.
- 3Meta and YouTube fought the case; Meta says teen mental health is complex and cannot be linked to a single app.




