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TechProsecutors tell court Meta knowingly hooked children and misled the public

A US federal court heard Tuesday that Meta knowingly exploited children in a trial accusing the company of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. A coalition of states is seeking roughly $200 billion in penalties, likening the case to social media’s “big tobacco moment.”

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Prosecutors tell court Meta knowingly hooked children and misled the public
Prosecutors tell court Meta knowingly hooked children and misled the publicTech