Opening arguments set to begin in Meta's federal trial over child harms

Opening arguments are set to begin in a federal trial against Meta Platforms, representing 29 states seeking financial damages for child harms. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey accuse the company of deliberately designing addictive features contributing to youth mental health crises and illegally collecting data on children under 13. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland will oversee proceedings where executives are expected to testify.