Opening arguments set to begin in Meta's federal trial over child safety

A pivotal trial for Meta Platforms is set to kick off in a California federal court. Proceedings are expected to begin Tuesday and last six to eight weeks.

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

A landmark lawsuit brought by 29 states against Facebook and Instagram parent, Meta, alleging the tech giant's products harm children goes to trial.

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.

Opening arguments set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child safety  Toronto Star

A pivotal trial for Meta Platforms is set to kick off in a California federal court

Opening arguments set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child safety  AP News

In today's edition: Meta goes to court; Big Tech's AI debt woes; OpenAI heads to Ohio, robot delivery, Reddit, YouTube views, Alibaba, and Groq.

US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.

A pivotal trial for Meta Platforms is set to kick off in a California federal court

The Instagram parent claims it could face $1.4 trillion in damages – nearly the size of its entire market cap – based on how a coalition of state attorneys general argue that penalties should be calculated. The states say a more realistic figure if Meta loses the case would be a still-unprecedented $200 billion in...

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. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagra