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Facebook, Instagram Under Scrutiny in Meta Social Media Addiction Trial
TL;DRMeta faces trial over allegations it deliberately designed apps to addict young users.
Why it matters: Outcome could set precedent for how platforms balance engagement with user welfare and reshape social media design practices industry-wide.
Meta Platforms Inc. is headed to court Tuesday for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users.
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