Opening statements have been delivered in a landmark federal trial accusing Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram in ways that harm children and teenagers.
Twenty-nine US states filed the lawsuit in 2023, and four of them — California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey — are leading the case before a federal judge in Oakland, California.
Meta says it could face as much as one-point-four trillion dollars in penalties, and the company strongly denies the allegations.
Ira Spitzer reports from Oakland.
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Ira Spitzer, our reporter in Oakland, says families of young people allegedly harmed by Meta's platforms rallied outside the courthouse as the trial got under way.
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Ira Spitzer in Oakland says the trial could pose a threat not just to Meta's finances but to the core design features that drive engagement on its platforms.
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