What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost Meta

Landmark trial against Meta could lead to fines and fundamental changes in Facebook and Instagram's operations.

New York —  Meta’s business relies on hooking young people and exploiting their data and attention, a lawyer for a group of state attorneys general argued in opening statements for the latest blockbuster trial against the social media giant on Tuesday. The trial could be Meta’s most consequential legal fight yet over y

Meta is standing trial over claims that it intentionally designed its products to be addictive and therefore harmful to children. Lance Ulanoff, editor-at-large at TechRadar, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Lawsuit argues Facebook and Instagram knowingly contributed to negative health outcomes for minors.

Meta rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to addict children platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

Meta rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to addict children platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children.

A coalition of 29 state attorneys general opened arguments Tuesday in Oakland, with penalties potentially reaching $200 billion

US states suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram begin making their case in a California court in a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet.

A coalition of 29 states have begun their federal trial against Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, accusing the company behind Instagram and Facebook of knowingly building addictive products that harmed young users.

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

Today, opening statements will be heard in an Oakland, California, courtroom in a landmark trial that could determine whether Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, designed its social media platforms to addict younger users, despite the company being aware of the danger its social media platforms presented t

Meta heads back to the courtroom for its biggest social media addiction trial yet  CNN

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

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

A federal trial against Meta alleging the tech giant contributed to a mental health crisis in young people opens today.

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

Meta has lost two trials concerning child safety on its platforms so far this year and settled a third case. The company now faces what could be its most consequential trial yet, in federal court beginning Tuesday.

Dozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

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.