Meta Will Soon Face Another High-Stakes Trial in U.S.
- On Wednesday, Meta faces a federal trial in Oakland where attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey allege the company deliberately designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive for minors.
- The trial stems from a 2021 standoff when former employee Frances Haugen leaked internal research dubbed the 'Facebook Files,' which showed Meta internally measured potential harm to teenage girls while publicly downplaying the impact.
- Plaintiffs seek up to $1.4 trillion in penalties based on affected user estimates, while Meta stated it is 'confident in our record of protecting teens online' and plans to argue mental health is an industry-wide issue.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg is among the star witnesses expected to testify, while Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will determine penalties if Meta loses, with the jury serving in an advisory role.
- Meta faces this case following two recent convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages, having previously settled with a Kentucky school district for $27 million earlier this year.
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Meta Loses Last Minute Bid to Pause Landmark State AGs Trial
Meta Platforms Inc. failed to obtain an emergency order pausing a landmark trial slated to begin this week involving claims from dozens of state attorneys general alleging the social media giant addicts children and has caused a youth mental health crisis.
Mark Zuckerberg is one of the key witnesses the prosecution plans to examine before the end of September.
Meta ordered to pay additional $567mn in New Mexico child safety case
New Delhi: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in compensation and introduce stronger child-safety measures across its platforms after finding the company liable for harms linked to young users, according to news reports. The latest order brought Meta’s total penalties in the case to $942 million. A jury had earlier ordered the Facebook and Instagram parent to pay $375 million in March. The lawsuit was filed by New …
Having already lost two cases and been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages, US tech giant Meta faces another trial this week over alleged harm to children in a case brought by four US states.
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