Meta sued by 33 state AGs for addictive features targeting kids

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via CNBC:

  • A bipartisan group of attorneys general is suing Meta over its addictive features aimed at kids and teens.
  • The lawsuit represents the broad bipartisan interest in protecting kids and teens from online harm.
  • Meta designed its Facebook and Instagram products to keep young users on them for longer and repeatedly coming back, the AGs allege.

A bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general is suing Meta

over addictive features aimed at kids and teens, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in a federal court in California. The support from so many state AGs of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta’s business.

The lawsuit represents the latest legal challenge for the company and is another demonstration of the bipartisan priority that state law enforcers have placed on protecting kids and teens from online harm.

It’s also not the first time a broad coalition of state AGs have teamed up to go after Meta. In 2020, 48 states and territories sued the company on antitrust grounds, alongside a separate complaint from the Federal Trade Commission.

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