# A 20-year-old woman in the US said she spent 16 hours a day on Instagram.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-10 · City A.M.*

## Key points

- A Los Angeles jury found Meta 70% and YouTube 30% liable for social media addiction harms.
- Internal Meta documents revealed the company knew children under 13 were using its platforms widely.
- Meta's own unpublished studies showed 3.1% of Facebook users met its threshold for severe problematic use.
- The EU, Brazil, and Australia are moving to regulate or ban addictive platform design features, unlike the UK.
- Over 2,400 similar lawsuits are pending in US courts, potentially forcing major platform design changes.

**Companies:** Meta, Google
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on City A.M.](https://www.cityam.com/16-hours-on-social-media-is-an-addiction-but-youre-not-far-off/)

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