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Meta Faces Unprecedented $1.4 Trillion Fine in US States' Lawsuit Over Youth Addiction Claims
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First reported by N12 · 3 hours ago
What happened
Meta faces a $1.4 trillion fine from four US states accusing it of designing addictive social media platforms for youth and misleading users about risks. The case, alongside a federal privacy lawsuit, will go to trial in August in California. Meta denies the allegations and challenges the unprecedented fine.
- 01Four US states seek a $1.4 trillion fine against Meta for alleged youth addiction and misleading claims.
- 02The fine nearly equals Meta’s total market value of about $1.5 trillion.
- 03The lawsuit will go to trial in August in Oakland, California.
- 04Meta rejects the fine as unprecedented and lacking evidence.
- 05A separate federal lawsuit accuses Meta of illegally collecting children’s data without parental consent.
- 06Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed the case to proceed, citing factual disputes about Meta’s conduct.
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