Meta in Court Over Alleged Addictive Design Targeting Youth

A California trial pits 29 state attorneys general against Meta, accusing Facebook and Instagram of being intentionally addictive to children and improperly collecting their data; the case seeks age restrictions and the removal of features like infinite scroll, with penalties potentially in the hundreds of billions of dollars; Meta defends its safety protections, cites unsubstantiated claims, and will face testimony from executives such as Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri, in the context of broader youth-safety lawsuits and prior related verdicts against Meta and Google.