Judge Rejects Meta Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit by 29 States Over Facebook and Instagram Youth Addiction
A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms Inc.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 29 states, clearing the way for the case to proceed to a trial scheduled for August 18. The judge denied Meta's motion to toss the claims, ruling that there are genuine factual disputes regarding the social media platforms' design and internal communications that require a jury to evaluate.
The lawsuit accuses Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and concealing evidence of resulting harm. State attorneys general allege the platforms' algorithms contributed to depression, anxiety, and self-harm among minors and that Meta downplayed these risks while prioritizing user engagement.
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@nypostMeta loses bid to toss lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram addict children
@marionawfal🇺🇸 Big loss for Meta: Federal judge rejects bid to toss lawsuit by 29 states accusing Facebook and Instagram of addicting kids and hiding the damage: depression, anxiety, self-harm. She found real factual disputes, meaning evidence on bo
@barnes_lawRT @HedgieMarkets: 🦔A federal judge rejected Meta's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by dozens of state attorneys general accusing it of design…