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Story summary
- Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent of Facebook and Instagram, faced two US jury verdicts imposing a $375 million fine for enabling harm, including child exploitation.
- The verdicts awarded $6 million to a young user harmed by addictive design.
- Legal experts say these verdicts could trigger more lawsuits and cost Meta up to a trillion dollars.
- Frances Haugen, a former employee and whistleblower, noted Meta’s practices could lead to its downfall.
