US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook
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Twenty-nine states want Meta to scrap features like infinite scroll, Stories and likes in a landmark child safety trial.
Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok — changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of users into a “full-screen video the moment they open the app.
Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California,
Meta's landmark social media addiction trial kicked off in federal court Tuesday in Oakland, with lawyers presenting opening arguments in the case that could completely reshape the company's platforms.