The company must defend against a possible US$1.4 trillion penalty request by state AGs in the USMeta is facing a barrage of legal attacks amid accusations it harmed youth mental health through Facebook and Instagram. Meta is facing a torrent of legal attacks across the country from state AGs, consumer attorneys, and school districts over its role in harming youth mental health through Instagram and Facebook. The company must pay an almost US$950 million total penalty in a separate case brought by the New Mexico attorney general in state court. Individual personal injury lawsuits, as well as cases brought by school districts, continue to balloon in California state and federal court. Earlier this year, a Los Angeles state court jury awarded a woman US$6 million in a case involving claims that Meta and Google’s YouTube caused her anxiety and depression.