India, July 11 -- Meta, the multibillion-dollar parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has launched a formal appeal against a historic California jury verdict that held tech conglomerates legally responsible for the compounding mental health crises and engineered behavioural addiction of young users.

Lawyers representing the Silicon Valley titan filed a notice of appeal in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, initiating what legal analysts expect to be a prolonged and fiercely contested appellate battle over the future of corporate internet liability. The filing directly challenges a March landmark decision where a jury found that Meta's negligent platform design was a substantial factor in destroying the well-being of a young woman...