The lawsuit represents the broad bipartisan interest in protecting kids and teens from online harm.
A bipartisan group of attorneys general is suing Meta over its addictive features aimed at kids and teens.Meta designed its Facebook and Instagram products to keep young users on them for longer and repeatedly coming back, the AGs allege.over addictive features aimed at kids and teens, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in a federal court in California. The support from so many state AGs of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta's business.
It's also not the first time a broad coalition of state AGs have teamed up to go after Meta. In 2020, 48 states and territoriesMeta designed its Facebook and Instagram products to keep young users on them for longer and repeatedly coming back, the AGs allege. According to the federal complaint, Meta did this via the design of its algorithms, copious alerts, notifications and so-called infinite scroll through platform feeds.
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