Landmark trial on Meta’s impact on children’s mental health begins in US

Case follows whistleblower’s 2021 claims about Meta’s profit-driven disregard for youth mental health and user safety.Opening statements in a landmark US case brought by a bipartisan coalition of 29 states against Meta – the parent company of Facebook and Instagram – began on Tuesday, with Colorado, California, New Jersey and Kentucky arguing that the company’s popular social media apps were designed in ways that harmed the mental health of young users.The trial, which is expected to last several weeks, began in a US federal court in California before District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. While there is an eight-person jury, the group is serving in an advisory role as Judge Rogers will ultimately decide the case.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump’s approval rating sinks to new low at 33 percentlist 2 of 4Canada battles the clock, politics in scramble to avert Trump’s tariffslist 3 of 4Disney sues US regulator, claiming political retaliation over ABC stationslist 4 of 4Iran prepares to keep economy alive as US threatens further sanctionsend of listMegan O’Neill, a deputy California attorney general, in her opening statement said that the company designed its produc...