Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram.
Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.
The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
When her so-called mentor suggested she sell her car and all her physical belongings at a pawn shop to try and 'unfreeze' her account, Dawn Furseth realized she had been scammed.
Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said.
The Bay Area tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition, but a report said that Meta closed the deal at more than $2 billion.