SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 20 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
OAKLAND, August 18, 2026 - Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (Long Beach - D) stood with social media survivors and survivor parents in front of the Oakland courthouse before the opening arguments for the landmark consortium Meta trial.
"I'm here not just as a state legislator today, but as a father of three daughters. And like so many of you, I live this every single day. Every day, I watch my girls navigate a digital world where platforms are running a massive, uncontrolled experiment on our children's minds. Optimizing every scroll, every notification or engagement. Not their wellbeing. We didn't consent to that experiment. And...