Jury in social media addiction trial tells judge it's having difficulty coming to consensus

The jury in the social media addiction trial in ‌Los ⁠Angeles told ⁠the judge on Monday it is having difficulty coming to a consensus with one defendant.

The defendants are Google and Meta, but the jury did not specify which one it was ⁠referring to.

Judge ‌Carolyn B. Kuhl said ​the ​jury should reach a verdict if ⁠it can, adding that the case ​will have to be retried ​with a new set of jurors if it cannot reach an agreement. The jury has been deliberating for over a week in ‌a trial that involves a young woman who said she became ​addicted ​to Google's YouTube ⁠and Meta's Instagram at a young age. The outcome of her case could influence ​thousands of similar cases against the tech companies brought by parents, attorneys general and school districts.