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Expert stresses Meta products' addictive nature in New Mexico trial

By Madeline Hughes ( February 13, 2026, 22:03 GMT | Insight) -- New Mexico closed out the first week of its consumer protection trial against Meta Platforms with expert testimony about the addictive design features of the company's products. Analyzing internal documents from Meta, Damon McCoy, a computer science expert hired by the state, told the jury the documents “demonstrate Meta was aware of some of the harmful outcomes.”New Mexico closed out the first week of its consumer protection trial against Meta Platforms with expert testimony about the addictive design features of the company's products....

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