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Technology

Aug. 20, 2026

Section 230 fight resurfaces at Meta teen addiction trial

A federal judge allowed states suing Meta to introduce evidence about features previously shielded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act when used to challenge the company's alleged public misrepresentations about safety and addiction.

Section 230 fight resurfaces at Meta teen addiction trial
Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

It took less than a day for Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act -- the federal law that dominated pretrial proceedings -- to resurface at the states' trial against Meta over allegations that Instagram and Facebook addict teenagers.

By Wednesday morning, Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had made clear how she intended to handle it.

Late Tuesday, the plaintiffs' first witness, former Meta engineer Arturo Bejar, sought to present a demonstra...

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