Meta settles federal trial over claims Facebook, Instagram addict children
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Meta has reached a settlement with states accusing the tech giant of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children, ending a closely watched federal trial over social media’s alleged harm to young users.
The deal, disclosed in court papers on Wednesday, resolves claims brought by 29 states and averts one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users.
The states accused Meta of violating consumer-protection laws and improperly collecting children’s personal data without parental consent. Meta has denied the allegations and said it has worked to protect children on its platforms.
A computer screen displays the Meta logo while a mobile phone in the foreground shows Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. Meta will lay off around 8,000 workers, the company said in a memo to employees. (Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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