Meta faces 29-state trial that could reshape Instagram and Facebook

A coalition of states suing Meta Platforms over claims Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harmed young users' mental health will begin making its case on Tuesday (Aug 18) in California federal court in a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.Attorneys for Colorado, California, New Jersey and Kentucky, who are leading a bipartisan group of 29 states, will give their opening statements before an eight-person jury in Oakland that is serving expressly in an advisory capacity for US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who will ultimately decide the case.The trial will test the four states’ allegations that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teens and misled consumers about the safety of the platforms for young us