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Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?

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Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera56 mins ago
Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?
Meta battles legal challenges in the US, Europe and beyond over platform design and its impact on younger users.
States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are taking the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.
Meta trial over social media harm to children begins
Four US states are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. They're seeking damages and changes to the company's apps.
Guardian Tech
Guardian Tech3 hrs ago
US states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims
State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people More than half of the states in the US have joined together in an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta that goes to trial on Tuesday, accusing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of deliberately desi
Sky News
Sky News4 hrs ago
Meta goes on trial over child social media addiction and privacy
A federal trial against Meta alleging the tech giant contributed to a mental health crisis in young people opens today.
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
Meta is starting a major court battle over claims it contributed to the youth mental health crisis
Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins
The attorneys general of 29 states are seeking not only massive financial penalties, but also court orders that could force Meta to change how it operates its platforms.
Meta stares down $1.8 trillion threat as landmark social media trial begins
Top legal officers are also seeking court orders that could force Meta to change how it operates its platforms.
Fortune
Fortune13 hrs ago
New Mexico’s attorney general reportedly pushes new social media safety laws a day before 29 AGs testify against Meta in federal trial
Raul Torrez, New Mexico’s attorney general, is drafting two bills as a separate 29-state trial over child safety opens in Oakland tomorrow.
Billboard
Billboard15 hrs ago
‘Peanuts’ Music Owner Settles Lawsuits Over Social Media Ads & Government Christmas Card
The resolutions come two months after CBS inked a licensing deal over Stephen Colbert's use of “Linus and Lucy” on the final episode of The Late Show.
Engadget
Engadget20 hrs ago
Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction
Dozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Quartz
Quartz22 hrs ago
Meta's trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media starts this week
Four state attorneys general are seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties and changes to how Meta operates its platforms
CNBC
CNBC22 hrs ago
Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Less than two weeks after a loss in New Mexico, Meta faces a much bigger legal test in a case being co-led by California's attorney general.
CTV News
CTV News23 hrs ago
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.
NPR
NPR1 days ago
Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.
The Independent
The Independent🏁 first to report1 days ago
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California