Judge rejects Meta, AGs' requests to limit evidence in US social media trial
By Xu Yuan ( July 7, 2026, 20:23 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge has rejected as too broad most of the pre-trial requests to limit evidence by Meta Platforms and a coalition of state attorneys general suing the company over social media’s impact on youth mental health, but left room for revisiting the issues later.A US federal judge has rejected as too broad most of the pre-trial requests to limit evidence by Meta Platforms and a coalition of state attorneys general suing the company over social media’s impact on youth mental health, but left room for revisiting the issues later....
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