( January 29, 2026, 2:10 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted in part Meta Platforms Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action brought against it by users of its social media platforms who claim that it failed to prevent hacking of user accounts or help users regain access to their accounts in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), writing that injury can be inferred but that the plaintiffs did not directly plead that Meta breached a contract or injured them based on loss of access to personal data....