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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Instagram chief denies social media can be 'clinically addictive' in landmark case

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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0:23.8

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0:30.8

I'm not a psychiatrist. I do think there is a habitual element to it, not necessarily from what is being fed to you

0:38.7

within the content, but how you manage your daily life. There is a landmark trial that's

0:45.5

underway in Los Angeles, and plaintiffs are suing social media companies, including

0:51.0

meta, Instagram, and also YouTube. And the plaintiffs are saying that they're designed to be addictive.

0:59.8

Now, TikTok and Snap have already settled similar cases to this, but this case could influence thousands of other lawsuits in the future.

1:09.9

The central plaintiff in this case is a 20-year-old,

1:13.5

and they're saying that the Instagram has made them addicted to social media. You've got the

1:21.8

Instagram boss, he testified, and he says he doesn't believe that people can be clinically

1:26.6

addicted to social media platforms.

1:29.3

And there is a difference between a clinical addiction and problematic use.

1:35.1

I hate to say it.

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