SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Social media companies are having to face a jury in Los Angeles. The lawsuit aims to hold those companies accountable for the alleged harmful effects they have on children.
“It’s kind of like David and Goliath,” said Matthew Bergman, a lawyer in the case. “And it can be daunting. And these are companies that have all the resources in the world and can hire the best and the brightest lawyers. But, you know, we also have the truth on our side.”
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Bergman hopes this trial is what will wear those companies down.
“When it becomes more expensive for them to make dangerous products than safe products, we’re hopeful that the platform, that their products, their conduct will change,” said Bergman…