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Meta back in court over alleged social media risks to children
3+ week, 5+ day ago (172+ words) Meta and more than two dozen states are returning to an Oakland federal courtroom Wednesday for a high-profile trial focused on the potential dangers of social media for young people. More testimony is expected from the first witness in the…...
In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see a pivotal moment for online safety
3+ week, 5+ day ago (712+ words) As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, with a banner that stretched several feet across. Written on it in black…...
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
3+ week, 5+ day ago (870+ words) Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors. In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the…...
States take Meta to trial in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
4+ week ago (951+ words) Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much…...