( July 7, 2026, 14:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A California federal judge denied all of five of Meta Platforms' motions seeking to restrict attorneys general from California and three other states from introducing evidence in a trial set to begin next month over whether Instagram and Facebook were designed to be addictive to young users. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Meta's motions to be overbroad, including its motion to exclude evidence that Meta failed to warn users of the dangers of overuse of the platforms. "Not only is the motion overbroad for seeking, in effect, to eliminate all of Meta’s internal decision-making process and working knowledge, but should the Court grant the motion it would effectively disembowel the case," she wrote. Gonzalez Rogers also denied the bulk of evidence motions filed by the states, although she did partially grant one state motion to limit the testimony of Meta expert witness Mary Catherine Wirth.See attached order....
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