# Landmark US trial over Meta’s impact on children’s mental health begins

https://mins.news/en/video/25697

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-19 02:52 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVZltaMJPA

> Opening arguments are under way in a landmark US federal trial that could reshape how social media companies are held accountable for effects on children. Twenty-nine states accuse Meta of deliberately designing features including infinite scrolling, likes and notifications to keep young users hooked, echoing legal arguments used against Big Tobacco in the 1990s.

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