US appeals court declines to block Meta addictive design trial in Calif.
By Mike Swift ( August 10, 2026, 23:37 GMT | Insight) -- A federal appeals court rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to derail a 29-state trial alleging Facebook and Instagram harmed children, misled families and illegally collected minors’ data. Jury selection is due to proceed Wednesday in Oakland, California, with the states saying Meta potentially faces up to $1 trillion in penalties.A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a bid by Meta Platforms to derail a high-stakes federal court trial in California next week over whether child privacy and safety violations on Facebook and Instagram, clearing the way for jury selection this week....
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