State attorneys general across the country started to investigate the social media platform's impact on young people in 2021.
California and other states on Tuesday sued Facebook parent company Meta over allegations that it 'designed and deployed harmful features' on the main social network and its platform Instagram. “Our bipartisan investigation has arrived at a solemn conclusion: Meta has been harming our children and teens, cultivating addiction to boost corporate profits,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said in a statement. “With today’s lawsuit, we are drawing the line.
The lawsuit alleges that Meta failed to address the platform's harmful impact to young people. Scrutiny over Meta’s potential damage to the mental health of young people intensified in 2021 after Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, disclosed tens of thousands of internal company documents. Some of those documents included research that showed Facebook is “toxic for teen girls,” worsening body image issues and suicidal thoughts, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2021.
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