{"id":1195855,"date":"2023-10-24T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1195855"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:12:54","slug":"41-states-sue-meta-for-allegedly-addicting-kids-to-facebook-and-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1195855","title":{"rendered":"41 states sue Meta for allegedly addicting kids to Facebook and Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State attorneys general in 41 states and the District of Columbia sued Meta<\/a> today. The move comes after the conclusion of a multistate probe launched in 2021, where a bipartisan coalition of state enforcers began examining how Facebook and Instagram features are designed to allegedly addict and harm kids.<\/p>\n

Back in 2021, the Massachusetts attorney general’s office led the multistate probe investigating “Instagram’s impacts on young people” after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed<\/a> that Facebook knew Instagram was “toxic” to teen girls but downplayed risks to the public. In a press release<\/a> today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell accused Meta of “deliberately” exploiting “young users’ vulnerabilities for profit.”<\/p>\n

Eight states and Washington, DC, filed lawsuits against Meta in state and local courts, while 33 states filed a joint lawsuit in a federal court in California, The Washington Post reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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