Meta Exploits Youths on Social Media, States Allege at Trial

Meta Platforms Inc. has deceived the public for years by targeting children on Facebook and Instagram with technology designed to turn them into compulsive users and drive up advertising revenue, a lawyer at the California attorney general’s office told a jury.

By Madlin Mekelburg and Isaiah Poritz (Bloomberg Law)

States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are taking the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.

By Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

First Thing: Meta’s treatment of children on social media in spotlight as landmark trial set to begin

Several US states have accused Instagram and Facebook’s parent company of deliberately causing young people harm with its products. Plus: the Italian nuns fighting to keep control of their spot in the sun Good morning. More than half of the states in the US have joined together in an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta that goes to trial on Tuesday, accusing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of deliberately designing addictive products that lured in young people and caused them harm...

By Martin Belam

'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court

Opening arguments are underway in a trial that pits four states against the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. They allege that Meta knew its products could hook kids — and lied about the danger.

By John Ruwitch

Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?

Meta battles legal challenges in the US, Europe and beyond over platform design and its impact on younger users.

Meta accused of targeting children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, as US trial begins

Meta Platforms intentionally sought to ⁠addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business. Four lead states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – accuse Meta of designing Facebook and...

By Reuters

Meta trial over social media harm to children begins

Four US states are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. They're seeking damages and changes to the company's apps.

Is Meta deliberately making children addicted to its social media platforms?

Social media giant Meta, is set to defend itself in a landmark trial. They are accused of knowingly and deliberately designing features which get children under the age of 13 addicted to its platforms. Story by Delano D'Souza.

By FRANCE24

Meta’s ‘Offense’ Isn’t Harm, It’s Happier And Healthier Young People

How sad for Meta that aiding much healthier and happier living within the teen cohort comes with baseless lawsuits.

By John Tamny, Contributor

No safe harbour in case of child sexual abuse content, says govt in ‘hard talk’ with Meta: Report

The government had a “hard talk” with Meta on child sexual abuse material and has clarified that circulation of such content is a clear violation.

Meta targeted children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, lawyer says as landmark trial begins

Meta Platforms META.O intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 U.S. states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of […]

Meta faces 29-state trial that could reshape Instagram and Facebook

A Meta spokesperson said the states’ claims are unsubstantiated

By Diana Novak ⁠Jones

'Meta Said It Has Acted On Child Sexual Content': Government Sources

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has been under fire over paid content linked to child sexual abuse material on Instagram.

Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms

Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages

States seek around $200 billion as Zuckerberg expected to testify

By AFP

Meta Faces Unprecedented Legal Reckoning Over Youth Mental Health As Massive Multistate Trial Begins

Meta Faces Unprecedented Legal Reckoning Over Youth Mental Health As Massive Multistate Trial Begins Meta Platforms is facing a critical juncture in its battle over youth online safety. Just weeks after suffering a massive legal defeat in New Mexico, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is now defending itself in a California federal court against a bipartisan coalition of 29 states. The states say Meta deliberately designed its platforms to addict children and harvested...

By Tyler Durden

Meta heads to major trial over claims its platforms are addictive

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is preparing to defend itself in a landmark social media trial that opens Tuesday in California. Attorneys have already battled over...

Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages

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