Meta's defense attorney Paul Schmidt (R) enters as elevator as he arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026, as opening arguments begin in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction. A coalition of US states is seeking around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children. Meta previously had claimed in court documents that the financial penalties could reach $1.4 trillion, close to its entire market value which hovers around $1.5 trillion. (Photo by Godofredo A. VÁSQUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Meta's defense attorney Paul Schmidt arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026, as opening arguments begin in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction. A coalition of US states is seeking around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children. Meta previously had claimed in court documents that the financial penalties could reach $1.4 trillion, close to its entire market value which hovers around $1.5 trillion. (Photo by Godofredo A. VÁSQUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Meta's defense attorney Paul Schmidt (L) arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026, as opening arguments begin in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction. A coalition of US states is seeking around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children. Meta previously had claimed in court documents that the financial penalties could reach $1.4 trillion, close to its entire market value which hovers around $1.5 trillion. (Photo by Godofredo A. VÁSQUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Meta's defense attorney Paul Schmidt (L) arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026, as opening arguments begin in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction. A coalition of US states is seeking around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children. Meta previously had claimed in court documents that the financial penalties could reach $1.4 trillion, close to its entire market value which hovers around $1.5 trillion. (Photo by Godofredo A. VÁSQUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Trucks pass over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on August 18, 2026. Fresh US tariffs are due to take effect on a range of Canadian goods after midnight Tuesday, as Ottawa seeks a deal to avert President Donald Trump's planned 50-percent duties. Trump signed orders for the new wave of tariffs last month, with the White House alleging "discriminatory treatment" by the US neighbor against American alcohol, automobile and dairy products. The duties are set to take effect August 19, covering products such as wine, hockey sticks and cement. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP via Getty Images)

A truck passes over the Peace Bridge from Buffalo, New York, into Canada, in Fort Erie, Ontario, on August 18, 2026. The Middle East conflict drove up Canada's annual inflation rate to three percent in July, data showed on August 17, days before punishing new tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump could further roil Canada's economy. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP via Getty Images)

Deputy Director-General of ANSSI, Colonel Stephane Bajard looks on during a press conference on the State's response following the cyberattack targeting France's tax authority, the Directorate General of Public Finances (Direction generale des Finances Publiques - DGFiP) at Bercy, France's Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's junior Minister for Public Accounts David Amiel looks on during a press conference on the State's response following the cyberattack targeting France's tax authority, the Directorate General of Public Finances (Direction generale des Finances Publiques - DGFiP) at Bercy, France's Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)