TENNESSEE PUTS INSTAGRAM'S ADDICTIVE DESIGN ON TRIAL AS META FACES A SEVEN-WEEK JURY FIGHT

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Meta went on trial in Nashville to face Tennessee's claim that it deliberately designed Instagram features to keep teenagers compulsively engaged. The seven-week jury trial, split into liability and penalty phases, could impose damages up to $1,000 per violation and force design changes. Meta denies wrongdoing and has cited Section 230 protections. The case joins a broader wave of state litigation, including a $1.4 trillion claim from four states heading to trial in California this August.