Lawyers representing 29 US states have accused Meta of covering up internal research showing Instagram was addictive for teenagers.(代表美国29个州的律师指控Meta掩盖内部研究，这些研究表明Instagram对青少年具有成瘾性。) In a packed(挤满人的，拥挤的) courtroom Tuesday, on the opening day of a landmark legal challenge(里程碑式的法律诉讼), they said the company knew its products harmed children but hid that information from the public.
代表美国29个州的律师指控Meta掩盖内部研究，这些研究表明Instagram对青少年具有成瘾性。周二，在一场具有里程碑意义的法律挑战开庭首日，挤满人的法庭上，他们表示该公司知道其产品伤害儿童，却向公众隐瞒了这一信息。
“I heard from many of you at jury selection(陪审团遴选) that the health and wellbeing of kids is a shared responsibility(共同责任),” said Megan O’Neill, a deputy attorney general for California, in her opening statements. “Meta didn’t do its share(没有尽到自己的责任).”
“我在陪审团遴选时听到你们许多人说，孩子的健康和幸福是共同的责任，”加州副检察长梅根·奥尼尔在开庭陈述中说。“Meta没有尽到自己的责任。”
O’Neill told jurors that she would be giving them a preview(预览，预告) of what they could expect to see over the course of(在……过程中) the trial, which would include witness testimony(证词，证言) and internal documents the attorneys general uncovered(发现，揭露) while investigating the social media company.
奥尼尔告诉陪审员，她将预先展示他们在审判过程中可以看到的内容，包括证人证词和总检察长在调查这家社交媒体公司时发现的内部文件。
Mounting lawsuits
诉讼不断增加