The lawsuit claims Meta repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its platforms and knowingly induced young children and teenagers into addictive and compulsive social media use…
Dozens of states are suing Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the
“Meta has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens,” the complaint said. “Its motive is profit.”Meta said that it had sought to make teens safe online. The lawsuit alleges that Meta strives to ensure that young people spend as much time as possible on social media despite knowing that teenage brains are susceptible to the need for approval in the form of “likes” from other users about their content. Meta deceptively denied publicly that its social media was harmful, the lawsuit said.
The Menlo Park, Calif., company and other social media companies already face hundreds of lawsuits brought on behalf of children and school districts raising similar claims.When is Way Day 2023? Official dates, 36 early deals and more revealedCharles Gasparino
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