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- A U.S. federal court, with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, began a trial on Tuesday with a 29-state coalition suing Meta.
- States allege Meta built Facebook and Instagram to addict youth and harvest data on children under 13, and they seek $200 billion in fines and $1.4 trillion in penalties, citing a $942 million New Mexico liability.
- Meta spokesperson Stephanie Otway said the claims are unsubstantiated, citing 2024 Instagram Teen Accounts and time-limit tools.
