Wednesday, 12 August, 2026
$1.4 Trillion Showdown: 29 States Take Meta to Court Over Teen Addiction
By TechShots Studio
Twenty-nine state attorneys general are taking Meta to federal trial, alleging the tech giant deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and illegally collected minors' data. Facing potential penalties of up to $1.4 trillion, Meta failed to delay the proceedings after a U.S. appeals court allowed the landmark multi-district lawsuit to move forward to hold tech platforms accountable for youth mental health harms.
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