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A federal judge in Oakland, California, has ruled that Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, must face lawsuits filed by 34 U.S. state attorneys general accusing the company of fueling mental health problems among teens by making its platforms addictive. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied Meta's request to dismiss the lawsuits on Tuesday, allowing the states' claims that Meta knowingly contributed to a youth mental health crisis to proceed.
A judge refused to ax sprawling litigation accusing Meta and other social media giants of designing their platforms to addict children, finding that a broad tech liability shield required claims pressed by dozens of state AGs to be narrowed but not tossed. https://t.co/fIVMr75skR https://t.co/gvk0CCHvCm
Meta, $META, must face a lawsuit by dozens of state attorneys general alleging it knowingly contributed to a youth mental health crisis by getting kids hooked on social media, per Bloomberg.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will face lawsuits from U.S. states accusing it of promoting social media addiction among teens, following a ruling by a federal judge in California. #Meta #Facebook https://t.co/3NNwX5J3ct
