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AGs Demand $1.4T Penalty from Meta | Salt Lake City News
State attorneys general are launching a fierce legal assault on Meta, demanding a staggering $1.4 trillion in penalties if they win—claiming the company engineered Facebook and Instagram to addict kids, prioritizing profits over safety. Meta calls the sum “outlandish” and insists it’s legally unfounded, noting no precedent exists for such a penalty in consumer protection cases. This isn’t Meta’s first rodeo—other lawsuits loom, including COPPA violations—and legal experts warn the penalty’s scale could destabilize the entire social media industry. While some see this as a landmark case for…
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