29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?

29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?

The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally

This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two social media platforms’ owner, Meta. Four states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – ar

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard on Tuesday.

A landmark trial has begun in California over allegations Meta deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive.

A court has heard claims that Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the social media platform faces its biggest legal challenge.

A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states got under way.

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins  Reuters

The lawsuit alleges Meta harmed children’s mental health and misled users.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta built its apps to be addictive for kids and then lied to the public about health risks so it could rake in massive profits, a California prosecutor said as a historic federal trial kicked off Tuesday.

It's the latest and biggest trial against a social media company with billions of dollars being sought in damages for alleged social media harms to young people.

Meta Platforms intentionally sought to ⁠addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billi

Group of 29 U.S. states seeking up to hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to the company’s social-media apps

A Meta spokesperson said the states’ claims are unsubstantiated

Social media giant Meta, is set to defend itself in a landmark trial. They are accused of knowingly and deliberately designing features which get children under the age of 13 addicted to its platforms. Story by Delano D'Souza.

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 in California federal court in a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

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, Californ

In addition to seeking an order requiring Meta to restrict younger users on its platforms, the states seek to force the company to remove allegedly addictive features like infinite scroll and its content recommendation systems.

Meta founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg is among the star witnesses expected to testify.