Jury seated for Meta youth-safety trial in US court
By Maria Dinzeo ( August 13, 2026, 01:16 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge seated an eight-member advisory jury to hear claims by California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey that Meta misled the public about youth safety, addictiveness and underage users while violating a federal children’s privacy law.A US federal judge seated eight people to serve as her advisory jury in a trial that opens next week over claims by four states that Meta Platforms made deceptive statements about youth safety and the addictiveness of its products, and illegally collected data on children under 13....
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