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Meta is back in court in the US accused of causing addiction in minors

Se enfrenta a potenciales indemnizaciones de 1.400 millones de dólares. Leer

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Meta is facing a lawsuit in the US, accused by 29 state prosecutors of designing and implementing features on Instagram and Facebook that cause addiction in children and teenagers. The company could face $1.4 billion in damages, according to estimates. The trial, starting in Oakland, California, will hear arguments that Meta violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting data on children under 13.

The lawsuit is part of a larger multidistrict litigation involving over 3,000 plaintiffs against Meta and other tech giants.

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