33 States Sue Meta and Instagram Over Harms to Teen Mental Health

On Tuesday, 33 states filed a 233-page complaint against Meta and Instagram. The bipartisan lawsuit, in federal district court in California, alleges that Meta knew more about the mental health impacts of Instagram on teenagers—including addiction—than it had publicly acknowledged. According to the complaint, Meta—which owns Instagram, Facebook, and now Threads—”created a business model focused […]