Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed civil lawsuits on Tuesday in state court against five major social media platforms—TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. The lawsuits accuse the platforms of creating algorithms that deliberately addict teenagers and exploit their vulnerabilities for profit, causing harm in the process. This action by Nevada follows several months after 42 state attorneys general filed similar lawsuits against Meta.
Nevada attorney general launches go-it-alone lawsuits against social media firms in state court https://t.co/rrXVB6EPKr
Nevada sues social media platforms for allegedly 'deliberately' addictive features causing harm to children https://t.co/OWV5s7jsnG
AG Ford filed civil lawsuits against five different social media platforms, claiming their algorithms were designed to deliberately addict Nevada's youth. https://t.co/IcmR4twqdH
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed civil lawsuits Tuesday against five popular social media platforms, alleging the algorithms they use have been designed to deliberately addict the youth. https://t.co/kYqwZfx7VP
Nevada attorney general sues Meta, TikTok and Snapchat over addictive features harming children The lawsuits were filed in state court, several months after 42 state attorneys general sued Meta under similar grounds. https://t.co/QD3V5egVPu @TheNVIndy @tabitha_mueller
5 lawsuits filed Tuesday in Nevada say social media apps hook kids at a young age and exploit them to make money -- all while causing harm https://t.co/edG0ADy1wz #8NN
Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office has filed lawsuits against five social media platforms — TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger — over allegations their algorithms have been designed to "addict" young people. Via @tabitha_mueller: https://t.co/NhBzkOpM2t
#BREAKING: Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford files lawsuit against TikTok, Snapchat and three Meta-owned platforms, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, alleging algorithms are addicting and "prey on teenagers' well-understood vulnerabilities." https://t.co/YK2eRGfEgZ
Inbox: The lawsuit was filed against TikTok, Snapchat and three Meta-owned platforms: Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. It alleges the algorithms used by the platforms were "designed deliberately to addict young minds and prey on teenagers’ well-understood vulnerabilities." https://t.co/j2gMugfqF7