Released: October 25, 2023

41 states sue Meta claiming Facebook is addictive for kids

Source: Cristiano Lima & Naomi Nix, Washington Post (Paid Registration)

Forty-one states and D.C. are suing Meta, alleging that the tech giant harms children by building addictive features into Instagram and Facebook.

A federal complaint alleges that the company engaged in a “scheme to exploit young users for profit” by misleading them about safety features and the prevalence of harmful content, harvesting their data and violating federal laws on children’s privacy. State officials claim that the company knowingly deployed changes to keep children on the site to the detriment of their well-being, violating consumer protection laws.

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