Meta and Google Face Landmark Trials Over Child Safety in USA

Meta and Google face separate landmark trials in New Mexico and California over allegations that their platforms harm children through sexual exploitation and addictive design.Attorney General Raúl Torrez leads the New Mexico case targeting exploitation on Instagram and Facebook, while lawyer Mark Lanier argues in California that YouTube and Meta created "addiction machines" for profit.While TikTok and Snap settled for undisclosed amounts, executives including Mark Zuckerberg are expected to testify as state officials demand the removal of accounts for users under 13.