States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
States say Meta used addictive design features and collected data from children under 13, while seeking penalties that could reach $1.4 trillion.
- A high-stakes federal trial has commenced in California where multiple state attorneys general are holding Meta accountable for allegedly fueling a youth mental health crisis.
- The lawsuit asserts that the company intentionally incorporated addictive features into Facebook and Instagram to ensnare young users for financial gain.
- Plaintiffs also accuse the tech conglomerate of systematically harvesting data from children under the age of thirteen without obtaining parental consent.
- State officials are demanding massive financial damages alongside structural overhauls that could radically reshape how the platforms operate.
- Meta strongly denies the accusations, maintaining that its platforms are backed by extensive research and ongoing efforts to support young people.
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The Meta social media trial: $1.4tn is the defence's number
Opening statements in the states’ case against Meta begin today in Oakland. The court seated a jury last week. The trial should run about five weeks. Twenty-nine state attorneys general brought the case in 2023. Lawyers for California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey will argue it. They allege that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to […] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta might be on the hook for $1.4 trillion if it loses a landmark lawsuit and that would truly mark the end of social media as we know it
One trillion dollar bills could wrap around the Earth almost three times, which means the $1.4T in fines Meta could face if it loses the huge, multi-state lawsuit arguing that the company's social media and the technology behind it encouraged addictive use in teens is more than enough financial rope to potentially squeeze it into submission or worse.Opening arguments in the case kick off tomorrow (August 18), with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zucke…
The heads of the technology group founded by Mark Zuckerberg will appear on Tuesday before a federal court in Oakland, where the company has been sued by several states that claim compensation of more than $1.4 trillion and demand changes in the way Facebook and Instagram operate.
A lawsuit is being filed in the United States in which four states accuse the company that owns Facebook and Instagram of knowing about the harms social media causes to young people. Legal experts say that if the company wins in court, it would not only mean huge losses for the company, but also force a fundamental change in how social media works.
States take Meta to trial in California in biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately des…
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