Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial

The report covers landmark lawsuits in New Mexico and California accusing Meta (and in Los Angeles, also Google) of enabling child exploitation and engineering addictive features, citing internal documents, whistleblower testimony, and expert opinions; it contextualizes the cases within accelerating international policy actions (youth social media bans in Australia, France, Spain) and stalled U.S. legislation (KOSA), while noting Meta’s disclosure of potential financial risk amid heightened legal pressure.