How a bipartisan coalition of US states fought to present a united case against Meta; District Judge Rogers adopted a hybrid structure for the multiweek trial
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Analysis
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Rob Bonta
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Our lawsuit against Meta is about protecting our kids. It's about Meta knowing the harms of its products, introducing them anyway, and lying to the public about it. It's about enforcing the law.
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@moreperfectus
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Meta begins a California trial this week in a $1.4 trillion lawsuit claiming its platforms are designed to be addictive to children — a case that could constitute a real reckoning for the company. Meta was also just ordered to pay nearly a billion dollars in New Mexico after
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@agjayjones
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(2/2) Time and time again, and throughout the course of this lawsuit, we have watched Meta attempt to evade responsibility for the company's abuses. That ends tomorrow when opening arguments in our trial against Meta begin. Read more here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/ ...
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@agjayjones
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(1/2) Meta built its platforms with features to intentionally addict children, and the negative impact on their mental health and well-being has been severed.
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@rahmemanuel
Rahm Emanuel
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Attorneys general from across the country agree that Meta has built an addictive and exploitative product, just like tobacco executives did 30 years ago. The social media giants have already lost two jury trials this year...What do these juries know that Congress has been unable…
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@robbonta
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As a father and the Attorney General of the biggest state in the nation, I'm passionate about protecting and defending our most vulnerable, including our children Meta designed a dangerous product for young users, knew it was dangerous, and lied about how dangerous it was, causin…
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@whodat35
Lee West
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Opening arguments in AG Rob Bonta's case against Meta begin on Tuesday, as more states try to force the social media company to make design changes to Facebook and Instagram. CNBC www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/m...
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@ukbastard
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Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses child privacy trial — The trial stems from a lawsuit filed in 2023 by 30 US states, including California and New York, in which they claim numerous violations of federal and state privacy laws for children. — www.bbc.c…
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Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
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Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction
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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction
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If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever