33 States Sue Meta, Say It Knowingly Addicted Kids to Social Media

A bipartisan coalition of 33 state attorneys general sued Meta for allegedly designing and deploying harmful features on Instagram and Facebook that addicted a generation of young people. The federal lawsuit is a culmination of an investigation into Meta’s social media platforms that started nearly two years ago. The 233-page suit accuses Meta of a grand scheme to exploit younger users for profit and says the social media giant deceived the public about the dangers its applications posed to young people. “Our bipartisan investigation has arrived at a solemn conclusion:...