33 State Attorneys General Sue Meta Claiming Facebook, Instagram Cause Mental Illness, Body Dysmorphia
Social media giant Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s company which owns Facebook and Instagram, is being sued by dozens of states including California, Illinois and New York for accelerating mental illness among the nation’s youth with its implementation of addictive technologies on its apps.
A bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general filed a complaint against Meta in federal court on Oct. 24.
Meta “has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens,” the plaintiffs argue in a 233-page complaint.
The company’s exploitation of technology, including algorithms, visual filters, and constant addictive alerts are among features incorporated on its apps that are demonstrably designed to prey on young users and even prime body dysmorphia among youth,
