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Meta heads to Oakland trial over claims Instagram and Facebook hooked children

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Meta’s Oakland trial will sharpen pressure on Zuckerberg over addictive design claims and child safety rules.

This is a direct challenge to the business model of the world’s biggest social platforms. A trial of this scale could reshape how tech companies design products for minors and how regulators pursue platform harms.

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Meta is set for a new federal trial in Oakland over allegations from four U.S. states that Instagram and Facebook were designed to be addictive for children. Jury selection begins Wednesday, opening statements are scheduled for August 18, and the case is expected to run about six weeks. The states are seeking sweeping limits on how the platforms work for minors, along with penalties that could reach $1.4 trillion.

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Meta heads to Oakland trial over claims Instagram and Facebook hooked children

The case opens Wednesday and could become one of the most consequential child-safety trials in social media history.

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