Meta faces major US trial over alleged youth social media addiction

Meta faces a high-stakes trial in California over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep minors hooked. A coalition of U.S. states is seeking sweeping changes to the platforms and potentially up to $1.4 trillion in penalties.

Tech giant Meta is being accused of designing social media platforms that violate privacy and enable social media addiction in children. Jury selection in the trial begins today. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the case.

Meta is on trial for fomenting "FOMO," among other things. It sounds silly, but the playbook used here could work against religious groups, fast food, and much more.

The case is seen as the biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

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Meta Platforms META.O, Google's GOOGL.O YouTube, TikTok parent ByteDance and Snap Inc SNAP.N are facing thousands of lawsuits brought by states, school districts and individuals alleging they intentionally designed their platforms to keep young users hooked.

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation  Reuters

The arrested have been identified as PA Abdul Salam, KH Mohammed Hussain and PA Abbas, all residents of Vengola in Ernakulam district.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that thousands of lawsuits against social media companies, like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, can proceed.

A federal appeals court ruled that more than 3,000 cases against Meta, TikTok, Google, Snap and others can move forward.

A US appeals court has allowed thousands of lawsuits against Meta and other tech giants. These platforms face allegations of designing addictive features for young users. The court rejected appeals, stating Section 230 offers defense, not immunity from lawsuits. Meta also faces a multistate trial over data collection a

A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed ​thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet's, Google, ByteDance's TikTok and Snap Inc's, Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be ‌addictive to young users.

A US appeals court allows over 3,000 lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat to proceed, claiming these companies designed their products to be addictive to young users

A U.S. court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to proceed against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok and Snap Inc’s Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to youth.

A U.S. Appeals Court on Monday declined to drop the thousands of online safety lawsuits against social media firms, ruling Meta and TikTok appealed the cases too early. In an opinion issued Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined the technology liability shield — Section 230 of the Communications Decen

A lower court ruling had required them to face more than 3,000 lawsuits filed in federal court.

Social Media Is Becoming Television, And Instagram Is The Next Step  forbes.com

US court rules Meta, Google and TikTok will face addiction lawsuits as Meta heads to trial this week over child safety

A US appeal court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta ⁠Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok, and other ⁠social media companies over claims they designed their products to ⁠be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the compa

A U.S. Appeals Court said Monday that thousands of lawsuits targeting Meta Platforms, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media outlets can proceed. The big picture: The lawsuits argue that the platforms are addictive and harmful to young people, and have prompted several tech companies to attempt to stamp them out in

In the first lawsuit to go to trial in the California litigation, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that harm young people

Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.

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