US states sue Meta, seeking $1.4 trillion in damages over young user safety‎

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, could be on the hook for $1.4 trillion in penalties. The astronomical sum is the potential damage from an ongoing trial against the company over allegations from several US states that Meta designed its platform to be addictive to young users. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are leading the charge with the trial itself being held in Oakland, California in front of US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. The states' filings are kept under wraps for now, but a hearing that took place in June revealed some details. The $1.4 trillion is the...