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Meta's federal trial over child social media addiction set to begin

The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.

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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 designing addictive products that lured in young people and caused them harm. The jury trial is taking…

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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 designing addictive products that lured in young people and caused them harm. The jury trial is taking…

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Meta's federal trial over child social media addiction set to begin

Meta goes on trial over child social media addiction and privacySky News – Front Page
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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.

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