Meta faced accusations of targeting children for addictions to Facebook and Instagram in federal court on Tuesday.Deputy California Attorney General Meghan O'Neill launched her case against Meta in a trial that could reshape how Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms operate.O'Neill told the jury that Meta's business model was all about trying to "hook the users, hold them for as long as they can, harvest their data and then hide the truth from the public."She said children were particularly susceptible to Meta's algorithms and that Meta was aware of and sought to exploit that fa...
States accuse Meta of targeting children for Facebook, Instagram addiction: 'The young ones are the best ones'
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