Judge Won’t Dismiss Claims Against Meta For Making ‘Portal’ Products Obsolete

( July 20, 2026, 10:08 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge denied in part a defense motion to dismiss claims that Meta unfairly “bricked” its Portal-brand display devices and rendered them “obsolete” by removing major apps from the products in violation of the unfair prong of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and thereby also breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing but granted the motion with leave to amend as to the plaintiffs’ other claims....