Opening arguments set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child safety

The jury is expected to hear from Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram chief executive Adam Mosseri and employee turned whistleblower Arturo Béjar.

Instagram and Facebook are set to change forever if Meta loses a major child privacy trial goign to court today.

The trial before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stems from a lawsuit filed by 29 states in 2023 and is expected to serve as a bellwether for future proceedings involving similar allegations.

A federal trial against Meta alleging the tech giant contributed to a mental health crisis in young people opens today.