TechA pivotal trial involving Meta Platforms is set to open in a California federal court. Proceedings are expected to start Tuesday and run for six to eight weeks.
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TechOpening arguments are about to begin in a landmark California case that could reshape social media. Meta is facing a federal trial after 29 states accused it of harming children. Filed three years ago, the lawsuit seeks more than $1 trillion in damages. Psychiatrist Dr Brett McDermott offers his analysis.
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SocietySocial media giant Meta is set to defend itself in a landmark trial over accusations that it knowingly and deliberately designed features to make children under 13 addicted to its platforms.
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TechCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the landmark youth safety case against Meta a “tobacco moment,” alleging that the company knowingly designed Facebook and Instagram features that harmed children and prioritized profit over safety. The states are seeking financial penalties and product changes, while Meta denies the allegations and says it has worked to make its platforms safer.
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TechMeta is facing a landmark federal trial brought by 29 states. The company is accused of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict young users and of improperly collecting children’s data. The case could bring substantial penalties and court-ordered changes to how its platforms operate.
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Tech1:52Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta’s federal trial over allegations that its platforms have harmed young people’s mental health and tracked children in violation of federal law.
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TechMeta Platforms is set to face a federal court trial brought by a coalition of state attorneys general. The case alleges that the company engineered Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to children. The proceedings will examine the platforms’ design and their claimed effects on young users.
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TechMark Zuckerberg’s technology company Meta is facing a $1.4 trillion lawsuit. The case alleges that the company deliberately created addictive platform features to keep children engaged. Parents have for years expressed concern about the effects of Facebook and Instagram on young people’s mental health. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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Tech1:13Four US states are seeking an extraordinary $1.4 trillion in fines from Meta. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege that the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg intentionally designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive for minors. The report focuses on the accusations against the platforms and comes from Los Angeles.
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TechA major trial against Meta has opened, in a case described as social media’s “Big Tobacco moment.” Mark Zuckerberg’s company is defending itself against allegations that it harmed children by designing addictive features for younger users. The claims concern Instagram and Facebook. France 24 journalist Delano D'Souza provides further insight into the proceedings.
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Tech3:38A US court has opened the way for thousands of lawsuits against social media companies to move forward. Many of the cases accuse the companies of deliberately designing products to be addictive for young users while neglecting their wellbeing. Dennis-Kenji Kipker of the Cyberintelligence.institute provides his analysis of the development.
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Tech3:15A court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, to pay nearly $1 billion. The ruling found that the social media company put children and teenagers at risk. A New Mexico judge directed $567 million into a fund for harm prevention and awareness. That amount comes on top of $375 million in civil penalties previously determined by a jury.
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SocietyNew Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez criticized Meta during a media briefing on Friday. He said the parent company of Instagram and Facebook “must pay the price” for choosing to place profits ahead of children’s safety. Torrez’s remarks framed the company’s conduct as a choice for which it should be held accountable.
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Tech1:59A US state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and curb some Facebook and Instagram features aimed at children. The court found that the company had created a “public nuisance” that put young users at risk. The ruling is being described as the largest child-safety judgment against Meta. Dozens of other US states are also suing, alleging that the company harmed children and their mental health.
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Tech2:55Meta, the technology company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been hit with another financial penalty over alleged failures to protect children. A judge in New Mexico ordered the company to pay $567 million. The ruling says Meta failed to warn the public about dangers its products pose to children.
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WorldA New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million, saying its platforms harmed children and likening them to a toxic factory. Trump has signed new executive orders aimed at birthright citizenship. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth more than 100 times, while a senator called for his prosecution. The report also says North Korea is sending missiles and personnel to Russia for strikes on Ukraine, as Hollywood records a box-office milestone.
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