US states sue Meta over teen addiction, child data collection
Meta is in court as several US states accuse it of making Facebook and Instagram addictive for minors, allegedly leading to mental health issues.
The lawsuit also claims Meta collected data from children under 13 without parental consent, which would break privacy laws.
Arturo Bejar may testify at trial
California officials say Meta's own messages show the company wanted teens to spend more time on its apps, mainly for profit.
Meta says it cares about safety and points to features like privacy settings and screen time reminders for teens.
The trial could last six weeks, with possible testimony from former Meta engineer and whistleblower Arturo Bejar, who testified about internal studies of harmful-content reports and said younger users reported higher rates of harmful encounters for almost every issue, and maybe even CEO Mark Zuckerberg taking the stand.