The brief
The lawsuit accused Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hiding them from the public A coalition of 29 states had accused Meta of designing its products to deliberately hook children to use them. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- The lawsuit accused Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hiding them from the publicS1
- A coalition of 29 states had accused Meta of designing its products to deliberately hook children to use them.S2
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and coalition of 51 attorneys unveiled a proposed settlement with social media giant Meta — parent of Facebook and Instagram — for up to $17 billion along with remedies designed to help protect teens from alleged mental he...S3
- The tech giant has agreed to add child safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in the settlement, ending a landmark trial in the US.S4S5
- Meta and state attorneys general settled a federal trial centering on allegations that company misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms.S7
- Internewscast Journal Internewscast The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly built features meant to keep children… This Post: Meta Agrees to $17 Billion Settlement in Teen Social Media Addiction Trial first appeared on Internewscast JournalS8
