Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, court hears
- 4 hours agoKali HaysTechnology reporter, Oakland, CaliforniaA court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge the social media platform has faced began on Tuesday.
- A jury in Oakland, California will spend the next six weeks wading through claims by top attorneys from several US states, and lawyers for the social media company, that at turns rebutted the other as the trial opened.
- A lawyer for California claimed Meta found "millions" of 11 and 12-year-olds were on Instagram and "it did little to keep them off".
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- 4 hours agoKali HaysTechnology reporter, Oakland, CaliforniaA court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge the social media platform has faced began on Tuesday.
- A jury in Oakland, California will spend the next six weeks wading through claims by top attorneys from several US states, and lawyers for the social media company, that at turns rebutted the other as the trial opened.
- A lawyer for California claimed Meta found "millions" of 11 and 12-year-olds were on Instagram and "it did little to keep them off".
Sources: BBC News