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

https://mins.news/en/item/25953

- France 24, 2026-08-19 09:28 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-meta-knowingly-hooked-children-and-misled-public-prosecutors-tell-court

> 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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