Should social media companies be liable for addiction harms?
Meta's biggest addiction trial yet opened on August 18, 2026 in Oakland, with state attorneys general seeking damages Meta says could reach $1.4 trillion — weeks after a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million over child-safety harms. Should social media companies be liable for addiction harms?
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