Process against Meta: in the US the company is accused of causing addiction in children on its social networks

The amount of the claim is $1.4 trillion. This is not the first time that the impact of social networks on mental health has been the subject of litigation, however, France 24 notes, this is the first time they have been accused of causing addiction as, in fact, a business model.

The case, which is being heard in federal court in Oakland, California, has drawn comparisons to the 1998 Tobacco Case, in which 46 states sued four U.S. tobacco companies and forced them to pay $206 billion in damages over addictive behavior and advertising aimed at children.

However, experts note that the most problematic from Meta’s point of view will not be the payment of compensation, but the attraction of public attention to the business model and the associated reputational damage. Company founder Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to court.