Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

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By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content. Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around the country, including before a jury for the first time.