Dozens of states sue Meta over youth mental health crisis
Dozens of states sued Meta on Tuesday, accusing the company of putting profit ahead of the safety of its young users.
The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, argues that Meta unlawfully misled the public about the harms its products, like Facebook and Instagram, could impose on children and teens. By implementing a business model meant to maximize time on the platform, Meta contributed to a youth mental health crisis, the complaint says.
“Over the past decade,” the lawsuit says, “Meta has profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans.”
The complaint alleges that Meta knowingly...