--- title: Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at... description: Four US states — California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey — are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties against Meta at an August trial over claims the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-says-four-states-want-1-4-trillion-in-penalties-at-august-youth-safety-trial-onxau0stv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety trial | daily.dev og:description: Four US states — California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey — are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties against Meta at an August trial over claims the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-says-four-states-want-1-4-trillion-in-penalties-at-august-youth-safety-trial-onxau0stv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OnXau0Stv.png og:image:alt: Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety 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. # Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety trial **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Four US states — California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey — are seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties against Meta at an August trial over claims the company engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to young users. Meta disclosed the figure in a court filing, calling it absurd and without precedent in consumer protection history. The states calculated the total by multiplying per-violation fines under state law by the estimated number of affected minors. The trial opens August 18 before US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who rejected Meta's bid to cancel proceedings. Separately, 29 states are pursuing federal COPPA claims. Meta denies wrongdoing, arguing no evidence of deception exists and that 'social media addiction' is not a recognized psychiatric diagnosis. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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