South China Morning Post

Meta accused of targeting children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, as US trial begins

Meta Platforms intentionally sought to ⁠addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business. Four lead states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – accuse Meta of designing Facebook and...

By South China Morning Post

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Meta accused of targeting children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, as US trial begins
Meta accused of targeting children to boost Facebook and Instagram use, as US trial begins

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