Tennessee prosecutors opened their case against Meta, arguing the company disregarded its own research showing harm to teenagers. Meta's attorneys countered by emphasizing the company's transparency efforts during opening statements of the long-awaited trial.
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Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury Reuters
In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparency The long-awaited trial between the social media company Meta and the state of Tennessee began proceedings on Monday. Attorneys for Tennessee told a jury in Nashville that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, disregarded internal research about its platform’s impact on t
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Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee teen tells jury L: https://www. reuters.com/legal/litigation/m eta-disregarded-its-own-research-teen-harm-tennessee-tells-jury-2026-07-27/ C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9079460 posted on 2026.07.28 at 00:47:03 (c=0, p=7)