Court Filings Allege Meta Downplayed Risks to Children and Misled the Public
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated, according to a court filing unsealed Friday. The brief, filed by plaintiffs in the Northern District of California, alleges that Meta was aware of serious harms on its platform and engaged in a broad pattern of deceit to downplay risks to young users.
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