Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears - BBC News

Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.

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How the Meta trial could change social media for young people

A court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge faced by the social media platform began.

A jury in Oakland, California will spend the next six weeks wading through claims by top attorneys from several US states and lawyers for the social media company.

A lawyer for California claimed Meta found "millions" of 11 and 12-year-olds were on Instagram and "did little to keep them off" as the trial opened on Tuesday.