Meta’s social media empire is under fire in court as 29 states, including four now in trial, accuse the company of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to addict young users — a case drawing eerie parallels to the historic tobacco lawsuits of the 1990s. With potential billions on the line and a six-to-eight-week trial ahead, attorneys general are pushing for sweeping platform reforms like hiding like counts and ending infinite scroll — while Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, fiercely denies wrongdoing and insists it’s already committed to teen safety. The stakes are high: a recent $6 million jury verdict against Meta and Google for harming a teen’s mental health shows this legal wave is gaining momentum — and the public is watching.
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