Story perspectives

Judge Gonzalez Rogers to oversee Meta youth data trial

8/18/2026

Summary

Story summary

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will oversee opening arguments in Oakland as attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey seek damages from Meta.
The 2023 suit by 29 states alleges Meta creates addictive features that harm youth health and collects data on children under 13 without consent.
Attorney General Russell Coleman says the case will expose profit-driven harms, with Meta anticipating a six-to-eight-week trial and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying.

1 of 1

Story summary

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will oversee opening arguments in Oakland as attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey seek damages from Meta.
The 2023 suit by 29 states alleges Meta creates addictive features that harm youth health and collects data on children under 13 without consent.
Attorney General Russell Coleman says the case will expose profit-driven harms, with Meta anticipating a six-to-eight-week trial and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying.