Unprecedented federal suit, joined by states, accuses Meta platforms of harming children

The federal government and dozens of states filed a lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant hurts children by intentionally designing its Instagram and Facebook platforms to be addictive while causing profound mental health harms. The sprawling, 233-page federal complaint is an unprecedented example of state regulators attempting to fix how social media

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