US states say $1.4 trillion Meta penalty unlikely, but jury should weigh in
By Maria Dinzeo ( July 17, 2026, 23:06 GMT | Insight) -- US states suing Meta over alleged harms to young users are backing away from their broadest penalty model, telling a federal judge Friday that they are unlikely to seek the $1.4 trillion generated by a calculation tied to teens averaging more than 30 minutes a day on Instagram and Facebook.States suing Meta over alleged harms to young users said Friday they are unlikely to seek the $1.4 trillion reflected in one of their pretrial remedy calculations, though they would like the ability to present it to an advisory jury as a potential option....
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