29 states vs Meta: How a landmark child safety trial could reshape Facebook, Insta

Twenty-nine US states are suing Meta, alleging exploitative product design targeting young users. The lawsuit claims Meta concealed internal research about potential harms to teenagers. States seek substantial financial penalties and court-ordered product redesigns for Facebook and Instagram. A former Meta engineer wil

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy Meta’s business can be boiled down to four words that begin with the letter H: hook, hold, harvest, hide, according to a lawyer who is prosecuting the world’s

The Morning Risk Report: Pivotal Child Safety Trial That Could Change Instagram Starts in California  WSJ

The social media giant is defending itself in a California federal court against allegations that its social media business poses harms to children and teenagers.

The social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately and stealthily designing features to get children hooked on its platforms Instagram and Facebook.

Critics say the company's safety record falls short and that many of its protections simply don’t work.

Meta is defending itself in a California federal court against allegations that its social media business poses harms to children and teenagers

Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short  AP News

Prosecutors have claimed that Meta was aware of the damage its platforms did to young users' mental health, but chose to hide it and keep harvesting their data.

'If Mark makes something a priority, mountains move in months,' says former Meta Platforms engineering director Arturo Bejar

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms testified on Wednesday that ​CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.

Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial  Reuters

The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.

Wendy Sheehan Donnell, editor-in-chief of PCMag, joins CBS News to discuss the latest in the tech world as a former Meta engineer takes the stand in the company's landmark federal trial for allegedly causing children to become addicted to its products.

Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety researcher who has become one of its biggest critics, told jurors in California federal court that Zuckerberg did little to address the harmful effects of Facebook and Instagram despite having near-unchecked power as the company’s CEO.

A coalition of US states has accused Meta of designing Instagram and Facebook to hook young users.

The suit looks to make fundamental changes to how Meta runs its social media platforms to better serve child privacy and safety.

Child safety was an afterthought, ex-Meta engineer tells trial  The Times

Arturo Bejar, a vocal Meta critic, made the allegation in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and Instagram.

A former engineering director at Meta Platforms has testified that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture ⁠that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.

Arturo Bejar has been a key witness against the social-media giant in three cases that have gone to trial so far

Meta’s Child Safety Trial Begins Today—Here’s What’s At Stake  Forbes

Meta faces making major changes to how children use social media platforms should it lose a lawsuit brought by more than half of US states - the company denies allegations against it

The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by designing features that get kids addicted to its platforms.

Meta has lost two trials concerning child safety on its platforms so far this year and settled a third case. The company now faces what could be its most consequential trial yet, in federal court beginning Tuesday.