Meta stock sinks as landmark social media addiction trial gets underway. What’s at stake for the tech giant?

Today, opening statements will be heard in an Oakland, California, courtroom in a landmark trial that could determine whether Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, designed its social media platforms to addict younger users, despite the company being aware of the danger its social media platforms presented to mental health. If found guilty, Meta could be on the hook for more than a trillion dollars in financial penalties and also be forced to change how fundamental parts of Facebook…