Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet
New York — Meta’s business relies on hooking young people and exploiting their data and attention, a lawyer for a group of state attorneys general argued in opening statements for the latest blockbuster trial against the social media giant on Tuesday.
And trial is currently underway in another case brought by Tennessee’s attorney general alleging that Meta knowingly harmed young people’s mental health.
The case was brought in 2023 by a group of 29 state attorneys general who allege that Meta intentionally designed its platforms to get young people addicted, boosting its business and harming the mental health of children and teens in their states.
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