Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict kids
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A federal magistrate rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 US state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and
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Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict kids
A federal magistrate rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 US state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict kids and knowingly concealing the injury from the society.
In a judgment late on Monday, US District Magistrate Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, denied Meta's proposal to dismiss claims based on deception, unfair practices and violations of the federal Kids's Online Privacy Protection Perform.
The magistrate plus said Meta did not obey with that statute's notice and parental consent requirements, and granted summary judgment to the states on that question.
Meta said in a remark: “We strongly disagree with these allegations and are confident the evidence will display our longstanding commitment to supporting young individuals."
Gonzalez Rogers plus oversees related multidistrict litigation by more than 2,600 individuals, school districts and local governments over whether social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok addict kids.
The states said research has shown that kids's apply of Facebook and Instagram could guide to depression, anxiety, insomnia, interference with learning and daily life, and self-injury, including suicide.
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