29 states vs Meta: the $200bn 'we made your kid addicted' trial
More than half of US states just dragged Meta into federal court in Oakland, accusing it of deliberately engineering Instagram and Facebook to hook kids and lying about the damage. The six to eight week trial features Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri and whistleblower Arturo Béjar on the stand, with attorneys general seeking damages as high as $200 billion, roughly Meta's entire 2025 revenue, plus forced redesigns to make the apps safer for minors.
Turns out 'move fast and break things' included the mental health of an entire generation.