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Oakland Trial Opens Over States' Claim That Meta Designed Instagram and Facebook to Hook Minors

A ruling against Meta could force product redesigns, strict age controls, large payouts, new limits on data collection.

Appeals Court Clears Way for Thousands of Social‑Media Addiction Lawsuits

European Commission Finds Facebook and Instagram Designed to Encourage Compulsive Use

EU Concludes Meta’s Facebook and Instagram Use 'Addictive' Design

Boston Sues Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube Over Student Mental Health

Judge Denies New Trial After Jury Finds Meta and Google Negligent Over Platform Design

Meta Settles Bellwether School Suit, Ending Breathitt County Trial

Jury Verdicts Put Social Media Design on Trial for Meta and Google

Australia Opens Probes Into Big Social Apps Over Under-16 Ban

Jury Verdicts Find Meta and YouTube Liable for Youth Harms Tied to Addictive Design

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Addictive Design in $6 Million Los Angeles Case

Twin Verdicts Fault Meta and YouTube for Youth Harms, Setting Stage for Appeals

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable for Addictive Design in Youth Harm Bellwether

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Teen Social‑Media Addiction Case

Jury Deliberates in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram and YouTube Design Harms

Senate Panel Presses Targeted Section 230 Changes, Not Repeal

Jurors View Zuckerberg Deposition in New Mexico Trial Over Youth Harms on Meta Platforms

Zuckerberg Testifies in LA Bellwether Trial on Social Media Addiction Claims

Zuckerberg Testifies in Los Angeles Trial Over Alleged Addictive Design for Minors

Instagram Chief Set to Testify as LA Jury Weighs Claims Meta and YouTube Addicted Children