A landmark jury trial beginning Tuesday places Meta's core business model before a court of reckoning, as thirty US states argue that the very features designed to hold young people's attention — like counts, infinite scroll, algorithmic recommendation — have quietly eroded a generation's mental health. The case, seeking over a trillion dollars in damages, is less a dispute about money than a philosophical confrontation with the question of whether profit and the wellbeing of children can coexist within the same architecture. Coming after a New Mexico judge already declared Meta a public nuisa
Meta faces existential trial as 30 states seek $1T and platform overhaul
Young users experience depression, loneliness, and negative body image linked to Meta's engagement metrics and algorithmic design targeting minors.