https://www.npr.org/2023/10/24/ [login to see] /states-sue-meta-claiming-instagram-facebook-fueled-youth-mental-health-crisis
A group of more than 40 states sued Meta on Tuesday, accusing the social media giant of designing products that are deliberately addictive and fuel the youth mental health crisis.
The legal actions allege that Meta has deceived the public about the harms of Facebook and Instagram, which the attorneys general say "exploit and manipulate" children.
Some observers are likening the litigation to the lawsuits of the 1990s against Big Tobacco that imposed new limits on tobacco industry marketing.
Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, said she hopes the suits force Meta to enact similar changes.