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VOTE: Should Facebook be financially liable for the youth social media health crisis?
byThe National News Desk
Fri, July 10, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Updated Fri, July 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM
FILE - The logo for Facebook appears on screens in New York's Times Square on March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Should Facebook be held financially responsible for the youth social media health crisis? Vote in the poll above or click here.
Meta is fighting what it calls an unprecedented legal threat, rejecting a proposed $1.4 trillion penalty sought by four states over claims Facebook and Instagram harmed young users.
The company heads to trial in California next month while also facing new European scrutiny over allegedly addictive platform designs and child safety.
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