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.