Social media on trial in LA

洛杉矶对社交媒体进行审判

World Business Report

2026-02-10

26 分钟
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A landmark US trial begins today in Los Angeles, where plaintiffs say Instagram and YouTube were built to addict kids. We hear from our North America Technololgy Correspondent on what the families said today in court. Then to Japan, where Sanae Takaichi’s decisive election win is being read by markets positively - sending the Nikkei to record highs. We’ll hear from Tokyo and the US on what her strengthened mandate could mean for the Japan-US relationship. And there's a major pharma-versus-telehealth clash: Novo Nordisk is suing Hims & Hers, accusing it of patent infringement linked to semaglutide - seeking to halt sales of unapproved compounded versions and pursuing damages, in a case that could ripple through the booming online weight-loss market. (Photo: Parents who lost children to alleged social media–related harms hold a vigil ahead of a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on February 5, 2026. Jill Connelly/Reuters: Reuters).
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  • Social media is on trial.

  • It's not about winning we've lost our kids it's about opening up the world for everyone to see how these companies operate.

  • Welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fennick.

  • More than 1,600 people are suing Meta and Alphabet, claiming their social media app's harm children.

  • And the drugmaker, Novo Nordisk, is taking on U.S.

  • online pharmacy Hymns & Hers, accusing it of selling copycat versions of its weight loss drugs.

  • We'll explain what it could mean for patients looking for cheaper options.

  • So a landmark court case is getting underway in the United States today,