# Meta Accused of Exploiting Kids as Social Media Trial Gets Underway

https://mins.news/en/item/25421

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-18 18:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/meta-exploits-youths-on-social-media-states-allege-at-trial?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84a4b5c69d2900018194ce

> A lawyer for the California attorney general’s office told jurors that Meta deceived the public for years by targeting children on Facebook and Instagram with technology designed to make them compulsive users and increase advertising revenue.

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