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

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Lennon Flowers, right, Project Director of The Parents' Network hugs Lori Schott, mother of Annalee Schott, outside a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)