News August 12, 2026

Jury selection to begin in latest social media addiction trial against Meta

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Jury selection is set to kick off Wednesday in the latest high-stakes trial over claims Meta, the tech giant behind Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, designed its apps to be addictive for young users.

The trial is set to take place in federal court in Oakland, California, and centers on a lawsuit filed against Meta by a bipartisan coalition of dozens of state attorneys general.

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