Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins
Technology | The Guardian
Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design
In 1994, more than 40 US states came together to sue one of the most powerful industries on Earth: big tobacco.
The suits brought together diverse claims centred on tobacco companies’ misleading advertising and contribution to a mounting public health crisis. They ended in a negotiated settlement with the US government, in which the companies agreed to pay more than any industry ever, and the states agreed to drop a large portion of their claims.
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