California-led suit accuses Meta of addictive design exploiting kids’ data
TL;DR
California and 28 states accuse Meta of designing addictive features that hook users, harvest data on children under 13 without parental consent, and hide safety flaws. The landmark Oakland trial could award up to $200 billion in damages and force product redesigns, with an advisory jury and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to issue the verdict; Meta denies the allegations as testimony from former employees and safety expert Arturo Béjar is heard.
- Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial The Guardian
- No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know CNBC
- Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here WIRED
- 29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world? The Conversation
- Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta NPR
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