Meta Heads to High-Stakes Federal Trial Over Alleged Teen Harms
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A federal trial in Oakland pits Meta against several state attorneys general seeking up to $1.4 trillion in damages and product redesigns for alleged harms to teens from Facebook and Instagram. Meta, which faces other state suits and prior penalties, argues evidence of real-world harm is lacking and disputes the damages as excessive. The case, with Zuckerberg and Instagram’s Adam Mosseri expected to testify, could influence numerous related lawsuits and potentially force changes to Meta’s youth-focused features and algorithms.
- Zuckerberg faces potential reckoning in court over Instagram’s effects on teens The Washington Post
- Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California CNBC
- Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction NPR
- New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta The Guardian
- If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever BBC
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