# Court hears Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram

https://mins.news/en/video/25727

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 04:04 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6b8OdMMNeY

> A US court has heard allegations that Meta deliberately made a generation of children dependent on Facebook and Instagram. Lawyers representing several states and Meta clashed as the landmark trial opened in Oakland, California. Meta says it strongly disagrees with the claims.

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