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The trial began against the company accused by a coalition of states of using technology on their platforms to encourage teen addiction
Meta became addicted to minors and took advantage of them, said on Tuesday (18.08.2026) a California prosecutor at the beginning of a trial against the social media giant, accused of deliberately programming Instagram and Facebook for that purpose. Before a federal court in Oakland, a coalition of states demands that [...] The entry Prosecutor’s Office accuses Meta in the U.S. of making addicts to minors was first published in Information Focus.
Meta is facing a major lawsuit in the United States regarding the impact of Instagram and Facebook on youth. California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey accuse the company of exploiting teenagers for profit and failing to adequately protect them from psychological harm. The case begins Tuesday in California and could cost Meta up to a maximum of 1.2 trillion dollars in damages. That amount is roughly equivalent to the company's total current …
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