Meta goes to trial over Facebook and Instagram's impact on young users
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Why it matters: Meta goes to trial today over claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram in ways that kept young users engaged for longer and contributed to their harm. The outcome could determine whether courts treat social media engagement systems as standard product features or as design choices that create legal exposure when used by children and teenagers.
The case, which will be heard in federal court in Oakland, California, could put some of Meta's most familiar platform features under scrutiny. The states suing the company are seeking changes to infinite scrolling, recommendation systems, autoplay, like counts, appearance-altering filters, and disappearing posts for younger users.
A bipartisan group of 29 states filed the lawsuit in 2023. The attorneys general, led by those from California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey, accuse Meta...
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