A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of California in a $1.4 trillion contest with existential stakes and potentially eye-watering payouts.
In true Hollywood fashion, the record-smashing, celebrity-studded legal drama is also a sequel.
At the heart of the fight is an essential, hotly contested question: Is social media addiction even real?
Meta's answer, articulated across years of filings and months of litigation, is a resounding "no."
Earlier this year, Meta lost two groundbreaking civil suits in state courts, with juries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles concluding its products were harmful to children in verdicts rendered just hours apart. The company is appealing both cases.
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