Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
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- Stuff NZ·2h ago‘Meta needed kids’: Tech giant accused of targeting children in trial over social media addictionRead at Stuff NZ →
- CBS News Top·3h agoMeta's federal trial begins over child social media addiction claims
The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.
Read at CBS News Top → - Times of India Top·4h ago'They knew': US states accuse Meta of hiding Instagram's impact on teenagersRead at Times of India Top →
- Otago Daily Times·4h agoMeta faces claims it sought to hook children on social media as landmark trial beginsRead at Otago Daily Times →
- The Journal·4h agoMeta 'hooked' and 'exploited' children, US federal court hears in opening of landmark case
Meta founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg is among the star witnesses expected to testify.
Read at The Journal → - Irish Independent World·6h agoMeta accused of exploiting kids as social media trial gets underway
Meta has denied the states’ allegations, and accused the attorneys general of seeking unreasonable design changes and an “outlandish payout.”
Read at Irish Independent World → - Geo News·7h agoMeta on trial: 29 states seek $200B over child social media addiction
Meta on trial: 29 states seek $200B over child social media addiction Meta Platforms is on trial in a landmark federal case, with 29 U.S. states accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and misleading the public about…
Read at Geo News → - NDTV World·7h ago'Meta Hooked, Exploited Children': 29 US States Demand $200-Billion Penalty
Deputy Attorney General Megan O'Neil said in her opening arguments in an Oakland courtroom that the company "exploited how kids' brains work".
Read at NDTV World → - Global News World·8h agoMeta faces landmark California trial: ‘Kids are the product’
Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms as states seek billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children.
Read at Global News World → - The West Australian·8h agoMeta rejects claims it sought to hook kids to platforms
Opening statements have been made in a pivotal trial for Meta where US states are seeking damages for social media harms to children.
Read at The West Australian → - Globe and Mail Biz·15h agoLandmark trial against Meta over child safety set to begin in U.S. federal court
Lawsuit is one of many accusing social media companies of designing platforms that harm young people
Read at Globe and Mail Biz → - Irish Times World·17h agoMeta faces US states in trial over social media’s alleged harm to young people
Outcome could have profound consequences for the company
Read at Irish Times World → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·18h agoMeta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins
The top legal officers of 29 states are seeking not only massive financial penalties, but also court orders that could force Meta to change how it operates its platforms
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Guardian Tech·19h agoUS states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims
State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people More than half of the states in the US have joined together in an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta that goes to trial on Tuesday, accusing the parent company of…
Read at Guardian Tech → - Sky News Home·20h agoMeta goes on trial over child social media addiction and privacy
A federal trial against Meta alleging the tech giant contributed to a mental health crisis in young people opens today.
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