Former Meta engineer returns to stand in major trial over social media’s harm to young users

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

Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young users  reuters.com

Aug 19 : A former Facebook engineering director and vocal critic of Meta Platforms who has accused the company of ignoring internal research on the harm its platforms can cause children and teens will continue his testimony on Wednesday in a trial that could remake Instagram and Facebook.Arturo Bejar, who worked at Met

Four US states have taken Meta to court, accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. Meta has denied the charges.

Four US states are seeking damages that could amount to some $200 billion, accusing Facebook and Instagram of designing systems to foster teen addiction

Four US states are seeking damages that could amount to some $200 billion, accusing Facebook and Instagram of designing systems to foster teen addiction

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey have taken the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.

A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids  AP News

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 is starting a major court battle over claims it contributed to the youth mental health crisis

Attorney Peter Elikann calls the Lindsay Clancy murder trial a cultural obsession as TikTokers and social media sleuths dissect the controversial case.