--- title: Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction... description: Meta faces two landmark trials in California and New Mexico over child safety allegations, marking the first time such cases have reached a jury. The New... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/child-exploitation-grooming-and-social-media-addiction-claims-put-meta-on-trial-vw3aamxml twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial | daily.dev og:description: Meta faces two landmark trials in California and New Mexico over child safety allegations, marking the first time such cases have reached a jury. The New... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/child-exploitation-grooming-and-social-media-addiction-claims-put-meta-on-trial-vw3aamxml og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VW3AAmXml.png og:image:alt: Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta faces two landmark trials in California and New Mexico over child safety allegations, marking the first time such cases have reached a jury. The New Mexico case centers on child sexual exploitation, with prosecutors using evidence from undercover operations and internal Meta documents showing the company knew about widespread abuse. A separate California case involves a woman alleging Instagram and YouTube caused addiction and mental health issues from childhood. Whistleblowers have repeatedly revealed Meta ignored safety concerns while prioritizing growth. While countries like Australia, France, and Spain have banned social media for minors, the US lacks comprehensive federal legislation beyond the 1998 COPPA law. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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