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States seek early ruling against Meta over use of children’s data

By Maria Dinzeo ( February 2, 2026, 22:23 GMT | Insight) -- US state attorneys general and Meta Platforms filed dueling motions asking a federal judge to decide key issues in their sprawling youth-safety lawsuit, with the states pressing for an early ruling that Meta illegally used children’s data and the company urging the court to dismiss the case outright.A coalition of 29 US state attorneys general has asked a federal judge to rule that Meta Platforms used children’s personal data without parental consent, including feeding that information into artificial-intelligence systems, in a bid to secure an early legal win ahead of a trial over the company’s alleged addictive design....

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