Dozens of states are taking action against Meta.
A federal lawsuit and parallel state lawsuits allege that Meta knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and Facebook that purposefully addict children and teens.
The states also allege Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without informing parents or obtaining parental consent. MORE: Amid what's being called a youth mental health crisis, is social media facing its own 'tobacco moment'? "Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its Social Media Platforms," the lawsuit said. "It has concealed the ways in which these Platforms exploit and manipulate its most vulnerable consumers: teenagers and children. And it has ignored the sweeping damage these Platforms have caused to the mental and physical health of our nation's youth.
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