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Meta Built a Slot Machine for Kids, and Now 29 States Want Answers

There's a sign outside the federal courthouse in Oakland with nearly 600 names on it. Children's names. Eleven-year-old Giovanni. Thirteen-year-old Bubba. Fifteen-year-old Riley Basford, who killed himself in 2021 after…

Tammy-Jo Pritchett

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Four States Sue Meta for $1.4 Trillion Over Harmful Design

Four states are suing Meta for up to $1.4 trillion, arguing the company designed its platforms to hook children and lied about the risks.

Mars Vega-Kaplan

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Federal Court Tells Big Tech Your Kids Are Not Their Problem. Big Tech Shrugs.

A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young…

Buck Buckhorn