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States sue Meta for knowingly hurting teens with Facebook and Instagram − here are the harms researchers have documented

States sue Meta for knowingly hurting teens with Facebook and Instagram − here are the harms researchers have documented

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against Meta on Oct. 24, 2023, alleging that the company intentionally designed Facebook and Instagram with features that harm teens and young users. Meta officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents after TikTok – is harmful to teen […] … learn more→