Parents watch as plaintiffs' attorney Mark Lanier speaks to the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court at the US Court House as the jury continue deliberations in the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. The jurors in a landmark social media trial signaled March 23 that they could not reach a consensus against one of the two defendants, Meta and YouTube. "The jury has difficulty coming to a consensus regarding one defendant, do you have any advice on how to move forward?" the jurors told Judge Carolyn Kuhl, according to a note she read out loud. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Attorney Luis Li, representing YouTube and Google arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court during the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. The social media trial was tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Plaintiffs' attorney Mark Lanier (C) arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court during the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. The social media trial was tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Attorney Paul Schmidt (R) representing Meta, arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court during the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. The social media trial was tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Attorneys Phyllis Jones (2L), Paul Schmidt (R) representing Meta, arrive at Los Angeles Superior Court during the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. The social media trial was tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This illustration photo shows the Russia MAX messenger logo displayed on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 13, 2026. Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messengers. The rollout has raised concerns among critics and digital rights groups that Moscow will use Max to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This illustration photo shows the Russia MAX messenger logo displayed on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 13, 2026. Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messengers. The rollout has raised concerns among critics and digital rights groups that Moscow will use Max to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This illustration photo shows the Russia MAX messenger logo displayed on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 13, 2026. Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messengers. The rollout has raised concerns among critics and digital rights groups that Moscow will use Max to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)