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Meta facing $1.4T in lawsuits over social media addiction

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Meta faces up to $1.4 trillion in penalties from four US states (California, Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey) over addictive designs and safety misrepresentations on Facebook and Instagram.
Additional lawsuits from 29 other states allege violations of COPPA by collecting children's data without parental consent, with trials scheduled for August and February 2027.
Meta argues the penalty lacks historical precedent and denies social media addiction is a psychiatric condition, though juries have previously sided with states, awarding settlements like $375 million in New Mexico.