"Montana Attorney General Sues Instagram Over Manipulative Practices and Child Safety"

More than 30 state attorneys general are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for allegedly luring children under 13 onto their platforms and collecting their data in violation of federal children's privacy law. The states argue that Meta should implement stronger age verification methods to protect children from online sexual exploitation. Critics claim that age verification violates privacy rights, but the reality is that online privacy has been compromised for years through data collection and tracking technologies. Stricter age verification measures would help protect children from abuse and make it harder for predators to pose as minors. Some countries have already imposed age verification requirements on social media platforms, and several U.S. states have mandated age verification on porn sites. This issue is about prioritizing the safety of vulnerable children online rather than violating privacy rights.