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Press Conference After Day 1, People of the State of California et al. v. Meta

• ChrisArchitect 2mo ago
  5 days ago; Related since: Meta's alleged strategy laid out in first week https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398904
• 1vuio0pswjnm7 2mo ago
  May 2026 - July 2026 26 May 2026 18:04:24 UTC | US Supreme Court won't hear Meta's challenge to Vermont social media lawsuit | https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-supreme-court-wont-hear-metas-challenge-vermont-social-media-addiction-2026-05-26/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-supreme-co... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283391 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283391 31 May 2026 16:08:49 UTC | Social media companies to pay $27M to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit | https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-paid-9-million-settle-kentucky-school-districts-lawsuit-over-social-media-2026-05-29/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-paid-9-million-settle-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346857 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346857 03 Jun 2026 03:45:35 UTC | How Lawsuits Alleging Social Media Harms Threaten Big Tech | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-02/how-lawsuits-alleging-social-media-harms-threaten-big-tech https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-02/how-lawsu... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48379652 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48379652 04 Jun 2026 03:41:18 UTC | How Lawsuits Alleging Social Media Harms Threaten Big Tech | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-02/how-lawsuits-alleging-social-media-harms-threaten-big-tech https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-02/how-lawsu... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48393466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48393466 08 Jun 2026 13:21:25 UTC | The lawsuits that could give AI its 'Big Tobacco' moment | https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/06/the-lawsuits-that-could-give-ai-its-big-tobacco-moment-00951764 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/06/the-lawsuits-that-c... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48445012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48445012 19 Jun 2026 00:42:26 UTC | Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits | https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lobbies-congress-protection-child-harm-lawsuits-2026-06-18/ https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lobbies-congress-protecti... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48593576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48593576 19 Jun 2026 11:34:43 UTC | Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits | https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lobbies-congress-protection-child-harm-lawsuits-2026-06-18/ https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lobbies-congress-protecti... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48597428 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48597428 07 Jul 2026 13:37:05 UTC | Four US states are seeking $1.4T in penalties in August youth safety trial | https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-seeking-14-trillion-penalties-august-youth-safety-trial-2026-07-07/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-see... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817658 07 Jul 2026 20:24:57 UTC | Meta facing $1.4T in lawsuits over social media addiction | https://www.engadget.com/2209332/meta-is-facing-1-4-trillion-in-state-lawsuits-over-social-media-addiction/ https://www.engadget.com/2209332/meta-is-facing-1-4-trillion... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48823207 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48823207 08 Jul 2026 13:39:55 UTC | Meta says US states are seeking $1.4T in penalties in August youth safety trial | https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-seeking-14-trillion-penalties-august-youth-safety-trial-2026-07-07/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-see... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831838 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831838 09 Jul 2026 21:15:06 UTC | Meta is staring down $1.4T in lawsuit over teen mental health | https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/meta-staring-down-1-4t-173432639.html https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/meta-staring-d... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48852473 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48852473 10 Jul 2026 19:09:19 UTC | US states are seeking $1.4T in penalties in August youth safety trial | https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-seeking-14-trillion-penalties-august-youth-safety-trial-2026-07-07/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-says-us-states-are-see... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863904 21 Jul 2026 12:25:38 UTC | Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations re: Instagram's design | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-faces-tennessee-trial-over-allegations-instagram-was-designed-be-addictive-2026-07-20/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-faces-tennesse... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48991395 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48991395 28 Jul 2026 11:22:44 UTC | Meta Is Fighting a Mountain of Social-Media Lawsuits at Just the Wrong Time | https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-is-fighting-a-mountain-of-social-media-lawsuitsat-just-the-wrong-time-0b7d12a3 https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-is-fighting-a-mountain-of-soci... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49082243 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49082243
• 1vuio0pswjnm7 2mo ago
  06 Aug 2026 23:58:49 UTC | NM court orders Meta to pay $567M, make changes for underage users | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nm-court-orders-meta-to-pay-567m-make-changes-for-underage-users/ https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nm-court-orders-meta-to-pay-5... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204301 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204301 07 Aug 2026 00:06:28 UTC | New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to childrens mental health | https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7 https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204352 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204352 07 Aug 2026 00:30:03 UTC | New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567M over harms to children's mental health | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/06/new-mexico-court-meta https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/06/new-mexic... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204500 07 Aug 2026 00:30:09 UTC | Meta fined $567M in largest child safety ruling against social media giant | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lz3wr2rlo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lz3wr2rlo | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204501 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204501 07 Aug 2026 04:10:10 UTC | Meta ordered to pay $567M in New Mexico for teen mental health fund | https://www.reuters.com/world/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-pay-567-mln-teen-mental-health-fund-2026-08-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-p... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49205817 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49205817 07 Aug 2026 09:48:43 UTC | New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay $567M | https://www.techpolicy.press/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-establish-567-million-fund-to-abate-harms-to-youth/ https://www.techpolicy.press/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208023 10 Aug 2026 14:09:07 UTC | Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ordered-to-pay-567m-to-treat-youth-mental-health-problems-it-helped-create/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ordered-to-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49243920 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49243920 10 Aug 2026 18:30:44 UTC | US court rules Meta, others must face lawsuits over social media addiction | https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-allows-thousands-lawsuits-against-social-media-companies-over-2026-08-10/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-allows-thousa... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49247729 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49247729 12 Aug 2026 03:36:26 UTC | Meta can't stop states' $1.4T lawsuit from going to trial | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-cant-stop-states-1-4-trillion-lawsuit-from-going-to-trial/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-cant-stop-s... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49267576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49267576 12 Aug 2026 16:35:11 UTC | Meta, 29 states head to court; biggest test yet of youth social media litigation | https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-29-states-head-court-biggest-test-yet-youth-social-media-litigation-2026-08-12/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-29-states-head-court-b... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275080 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275080 17 Aug 2026 02:28:16 UTC | If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyqpx6xk69o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyqpx6xk69o | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325937 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325937 17 Aug 2026 18:06:30 UTC | Meta faces 'astronomical' consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attorneys-general-california-federal-trial-astronomical-consequences.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/meta-attorneys-general-calif... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335163 18 Aug 2026 08:03:53 UTC | Meta faces a $1.4T reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction | https://www.engadget.com/2237547/meta-faces-a-1-4-trillion-reckoning-in-latest-trial-over-social-media-addiction/ https://www.engadget.com/2237547/meta-faces-a-1-4-trillion-r... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49342799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49342799 18 Aug 2026 10:43:21 UTC | Meta faces pivotal kids' safety trial | https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/meta-faces-pivotal-kids-safety-trial-01039903 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/meta-faces-pivotal-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49343750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49343750 18 Aug 2026 12:07:07 UTC | States Seek $200B from Meta over Child Social Media Addiction Claims | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/meta-social-media-addiction-trial.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/meta-social-me... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344484 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344484 18 Aug 2026 12:21:08 UTC | 29 states suing Meta for $1.4T over youth mental health claims | https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-faces-29-state-trial-that-could-reshape-instagram-facebook-2026-08-18/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-faces-29-state-trial-t... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344631
• 1vuio0pswjnm7 2mo ago
  18 Aug 2026 13:49:24 UTC | Meta pays pro-Meta influencers when countries look into teen safety on Instagram | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-pays-influencers-teen-social-media-ban https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-pays... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49345612 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49345612 18 Aug 2026 14:48:29 UTC | The Lawsuit That Could Kill the Infinite Scroll | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-2iRwnJXgs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-2iRwnJXgs | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346432 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346432 18 Aug 2026 19:31:36 UTC | US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-child-safety-addiction-lawsuit-states https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-chil... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351345 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351345 18 Aug 2026 19:39:47 UTC | Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning? | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/meta-lawsuits-is-social-media-facing-a-global-legal-reckoning https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/meta-lawsuits-is-so... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351483 19 Aug 2026 02:24:34 UTC | Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco | https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/18/metas-blockbuster-trial-draws-parallels-to-big-tobacco https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/18/metas-blockbus... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355825 19 Aug 2026 16:27:51 UTC | Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks after first day of Meta trial [video] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1gjjESzabg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1gjjESzabg | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363695 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363695 20 Aug 2026 03:31:56 UTC | Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies | https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/former-meta-engineer-resumes-testimony-landmark-trial-over-social-medias-harm-2026-08-19/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/former-meta-enginee... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49370083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49370083 20 Aug 2026 03:34:19 UTC | Whistleblower Arturo Bjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta | https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936648/meta-trial-arturo-bejar-whistleblower-testimony https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936648/meta-trial-artu... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49370097 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49370097 20 Aug 2026 14:50:50 UTC | Meta's Internal Research | https://metasinternalresearch.org https://metasinternalresearch.org | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375439 20 Aug 2026 15:07:42 UTC | Meta's Trial Adds a Trillion-Dollar Risk to Its Struggling Stock | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/metas-trial-adds-a-trillion-dollar-risk-to-its-struggling-stock https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/metas-trial-adds-a-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375726 21 Aug 2026 09:49:54 UTC | Mark Zuckerberg Faces Victims' Families as Meta Trial Begins | https://keeploss.com/2026/08/19/mark-zuckerberg-faces-victims-families-as-meta-trial-begins/ https://keeploss.com/2026/08/19/mark-zuckerberg-faces-victim... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385894 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385894 21 Aug 2026 21:02:40 UTC | 'The young ones are the best ones': Meta's alleged effort to hook kids | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-18/california-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-meta https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-18/californ... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393754 21 Aug 2026 21:45:16 UTC | Massive Child Safety Trial Against Meta Starts in Federal Court | https://www.wsj.com/tech/massive-child-safety-trial-against-meta-starts-in-federal-court-130e3739 https://www.wsj.com/tech/massive-child-safety-trial-against-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49394135 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49394135 22 Aug 2026 04:33:34 UTC | Meta $1.4T threat could mean 'turning in the keys and walking away' | https://fortune.com/article/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-threat-stakes-of-case-reach-across-tech-08-20-2026/ https://fortune.com/article/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-threat-s... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396592 22 Aug 2026 12:07:06 UTC | Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta's alleged strategy laid out in first week | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/meta-trial-children-privacy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/meta-tria... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398904 22 Aug 2026 14:16:39 UTC | Meta's Big Reckoning Is Here | https://www.wired.com/story/metas-big-reckoning-is-here/ https://www.wired.com/story/metas-big-reckoning-is-here/ | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49399976 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49399976 23 Aug 2026 10:20:18 UTC | Meta is latest "tech" giant to land in her courtroom. Meet YGR | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/22/meet-yvonne-gonzalez-rogers-judge-taking-on-meta.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/22/meet-yvonne-gonzalez-rogers-... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407602