"One case in California focuses on addiction, while another in New Mexico targets access to explicit material on Meta platforms. Two lawsuits accusing the world's largest social media companies of harming children begin this week, marking the first legal efforts to hold companies like Meta responsible for the effects their products have on young users. Opening arguments began today in a case brought by New Mexico's attorney general's office, which alleges that Meta failed to protect children from sexually explicit material."
"The theme throughout this trial is going to be that Meta put profits over safety, said lawyer Donald Migliori, who is representing the state of New Mexico against Meta. Meta clearly knew that youth safety was not its corporate priority that youth safety was less important than growth and engagement. Prosecutors say they will provide evidence and testimony that Meta's algorithms and account features not only enticed young people and made them addicted to social media."
Opening arguments began in New Mexico's case alleging Meta failed to protect children from sexually explicit material. A Los Angeles case accuses Meta and the Google-owned YouTube of designing platforms to be addictive for children and is set to begin later that week. TikTok and Snap were named in the original California lawsuit but later settled under undisclosed terms. They are part of a wave of 40 lawsuits filed by state attorneys general alleging Meta harms young Americans' mental health. Prosecutors allege Meta prioritized growth and engagement over youth safety and will present evidence that algorithms and account features enticed and addicted young users and enabled predators targeting children.
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