Legal complaints and lawsuits filed by several US states allege that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids, deceptively targeting teens and young children. The complaints accuse Meta of serving salacious and explicit content to young users, collecting personal information without parental consent, and downplaying the harmful effects of addictive features on mental health. Additionally, Meta faces GDPR and privacy complaints over its advertising practices and paid subscription models.
Meta downplayed rampant spread of self-harm images among teen Instagram users: lawsuit https://t.co/EjAflucXJX https://t.co/DlUWLuoA0K
Lawsuit filed by 33 US states alleges Meta knew Facebook and Instagram's "addictive features harmed young people’s physical and mental health." https://t.co/LaUAnioGVR
Meta Failed to Disable Underage Users' Instagram Accounts, Lawsuit Alleges https://t.co/5g7ZiidZ3K
Meta is facing flak for offering users paid versions of its apps as a way for them to avoid targeted advertising. https://t.co/ZICtdW0298
Meta faces GDPR complaint over its subscription model https://t.co/ZICtdW0298
Meta sued by privacy group over pay up or click OK model https://t.co/Y2dYfg10dz
#FPTech: A US federal judge is allowing the #FTC to limit #Meta profiting off of children, tighten the screw on #MarkZuckerberg https://t.co/g4wRYuusE3
#FPTech: #MarkZuckerberg blocked ban on plastic surgery filters on #Meta platforms despite teams' concerns for teenagers, children https://t.co/pIE8nIyWLe
Exclusive: Meta Platforms' paid ad-free service targeted in Austrian privacy complaint https://t.co/cUilAlG3Rn https://t.co/x3UAtzaEok
WALL STREET JOURNAL BOMBSHELL: Ads for major brands like Disney appear next to explicit videos of CHILDREN on Instagram. https://t.co/JbNQg0tGTo
⚠️ JUST IN: *INSTAGRAM REELS SHOW ‘OVERTLY SEXUAL ADULT VIDEOS’ TO TEENS $META https://t.co/4al4KksCao
WSJ News Exclusive: Instagram’s Reels video system served salacious content to WSJ test accounts set to follow young gymnasts and other teens, including risqué footage of children and overtly sexual adult videos https://t.co/XdInOixiTg https://t.co/XdInOixiTg
Brands pull ads from Instagram Reels after running next to child abuse https://t.co/8GnBHK0eda https://t.co/S2EyvvZrnh
WSJ News Exclusive: Instagram’s Reels video system served salacious content to WSJ test accounts set to follow young gymnasts and other teens, including risqué footage of children and overtly sexual adult videos https://t.co/pHRP7nDu15 https://t.co/pHRP7nDu15
States say Meta ignored reports of underage kids, kept collecting their data https://t.co/z8zLQtamkZ
Mark Zuckerberg vetoed a proposal at Meta to ban filters that simulate the effects of plastic surgery, despite concerns that the tech could harm girls’ mental health, according to a lawsuit https://t.co/XyYOe36BoN
Mark Zuckerberg vetoed a proposal at Meta to ban filters that simulate the effects of plastic surgery, despite concerns that the tech could harm girls’ mental health, according to a lawsuit https://t.co/j6tB1we3mX
#MustRead: Meta is facing allegations that it received more than 1.1m reports of children using its platforms but disabled ‘only a fraction’ of those accounts. https://t.co/6csIPKfsey
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids according to a newly unsealed legal complaint. https://t.co/KgVYcsSOCA
Meta is facing allegations that it received more than 1.1m reports of children using its platforms but disabled ‘only a fraction’ of those accounts. https://t.co/6csIPKeUp0
"The recent binding decision from the European Data Protection Board on Meta's personalized advertising practices might just be the tip of the iceberg for advertising technology companies and ad-based business models in the EU." (via @jduballreports, IAPP) https://t.co/27StteFHqW https://t.co/t6tlQgMjQI
New federal lawsuit contends since 2019, Meta has knowingly refused to shut down the majority of Instagram accounts belonging to children under the age of 13 while collecting their personal information without their parents’ consent. https://t.co/3FPdPrMfTW
#Explained: Why @Meta has been accused of coveting underage users on its platforms Mark Zuckerberg's #Meta Platforms is in hot water for illicit use of its platforms by #children and negligence on its part to curb it. Here's all you need to know: https://t.co/jXpTAWupSR
Instagram’s Reels video system served salacious content to WSJ test accounts set to follow young gymnasts and other teens, including risqué footage of children and overtly sexual adult videos. https://t.co/Qm0oB6ZnfN
Lawsuits filed by 42 US states allege these five features of Instagram helped Meta deceptively hook teens and ruin their mental health. https://t.co/GvsmFeDLoH
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids according to a newly unsealed legal complaint. https://t.co/boZVzQkB4I