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Meta Platforms faces a landmark federal trial brought by 29 state attorneys general alleging the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young people. The case carries potential penalties reaching US$1.4 trillion, representing an existential legal threat to the tech giant.
Major social media companies face an avalanche of litigation across American courts, with nearly every state, over 1,000 school districts, and thousands of individuals suing platforms including Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Snap for allegedly harming children's mental health.
A Florida teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta Platforms just days before a trial was set to begin in Los Angeles. The case was expected to be the second major bellwether trial among thousands of pending lawsuits alleging social media platforms harm young users.