00:00Meta is facing a major legal challenge in the United States, with prosecutors from around 30 states accusing Facebook and
00:08Instagram of deliberately making their platforms addictive to minors.
00:13Jury selection begins Wednesday in federal court in Oakland, California, with arguments set to start on August 18th for a
00:21trial expected to last six weeks.
00:23The states are seeking major changes to how Meta's platforms operate for young users, as well as potentially enormous financial
00:32penalties of up to $1.4 trillion.
00:35The company has already been ordered to pay millions in damages and nearly $1 billion in fines and compensation in
00:43separate cases this year.
00:45Meta denies the allegations, arguing that social media use cannot be blamed for young people's mental health problems alone.
00:53CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify as prosecutors seek to establish what Meta knew about the impact of its
01:02products and whether it misled the public.
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