Reuters<\/a> has the story: The states’ charges involve claims that Meta is fueling a mental health crisis among young people by making their social media platforms addictive.<\/p>\nAttorneys general said Meta repeatedly misled the public about the dangers of its platforms and knowingly lured young children and teens into addictive and compulsive use of social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeta leveraged powerful and unprecedented technologies to attract, engage, and ultimately entrap youth and adolescents,\u201d according to the complaint filed in federal court in Oakland, California. \u201cHis motivation is profit.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s not all about money<\/h2>\n
For years, there have been criticisms of questionable social media practices and how they affect children at a fragile and impressionable age. <\/p>\n
But there’s more: The states that filed the complaint said research linked children’s use of Meta’s social media platforms to “depression, anxiety, insomnia, interference with… ‘education and daily life, and many other negative outcomes’.<\/p>\n
Meta said she was “disappointed” by the lawsuit: “Instead of working productively with industry companies to create clear, age-appropriate standards for the many apps used by teens, the attorneys general have chosen this lane,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeta failed to disclose that its algorithms were designed to capitalize on young users’ dopamine responses and create an addictive cycle of engagement,\u201d the complaint states, recalling that last year Meta distanced itself from suicide of a 14 year old girl. UK, after being exposed to content about suicide and self-harm on Instagram.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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