Complaint filed in California accuses company of knowingly inducing children and teenagers into addictive social media use
unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms., on Tuesday, 33 states including California and Illinois said Meta, which also operates Facebook, has 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.
“We’re disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear, age-appropriate standards for the many apps teens use, the attorneys general have chosen this path,” Meta said in an email statement. 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.
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