Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive.
In a complaint filed on Tuesday , the attorneys general of 33 states including California and New York said Meta, which also operates Facebook, repeatedly misled the public about the dangers of its platforms, and knowingly induced young children and teenagers into addictive and compulsive social media use.
For Meta, younger consumers may help secure more advertisers who hope children will keep buying their products as they grow up. Meta, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube already face hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of children and school districts about the addictiveness of social media. In Tuesday's cases, Meta could face civil penalties of US$1,000 to US$50,000 for each violation of various state laws — an amount that could add up quickly given the millions of young children and teenagers who use Instagram.
"Meta has been harming our children and teens, cultivating addiction to boost corporate profits," said California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose state includes Meta's headquarters.States also accused Meta of violating a law banning the collection of data of children under age 13, and deceptively denying that its social media was harmful.
States also alleged Meta is seeking to expand its harmful practices into virtual reality, including its Horizon Worlds platform and the WhatsApp and Messenger apps.
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