Opening statements began Tuesday, Aug. 18, in Oakland, California in a lawsuit filed by California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram [1].
A jury was seated last week in the Oakland federal courthouse, according to court proceedings [2]. The four states are parties to a wider lawsuit involving 29 states filed in 2023 [3]. The states allege Meta “has profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans” by designing its products “to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens,” according to the complaint [4].
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