Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
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Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
Earlier this year, Meta lost two groundbreaking civil suits in state courts, with juries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles concluding its products were harmful to children in verdicts rendered just hours apart.
Meta Inc. is set to face a federal lawsuit in the United States starting next Tuesday, brought by 29 state prosecutors who allege that certain features of Instagram and Facebook were designed to encourage addictive behavior among children and teenagers. The case will be heard by Magistrate Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California and could last four to six weeks. The plaintiffs are seeking damages that could reach US$1…
Parents take on Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap in 3,000 youth safety lawsuits
It's the biggest legal challenge yet to addictive social media design and its impact on children. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Parents take on Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap in 3,000 youth safety lawsuits The post Parents take on Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap in 3,000 youth safety lawsuits appeared first on IT Security News.
U.S. Court rejects immunity from Meta, Google, or TikTok from addiction suitsMeta is refuting the accusations made by several state prosecutors in the framework of their most recent trial related to alleged addiction in children and adolescents to their social networks, which seeks compensation of at least US$1.4 billion, according to ABC technology.
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