Court documents reveal allegations of meta-designed platforms intentionally addicting children

Court documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, intentionally designed its platforms to addict children and allowed underage users to hold accounts. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys general of 33 states, alleges that Meta knew about millions of complaints regarding underage users but only disabled a fraction of those accounts. The complaint also accuses Meta of violating the Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act by not providing notice and obtaining parental consent before collecting data from children. The lawsuit highlights whistleblower Frances Haugen's revelations about the harmful effects of platforms like Instagram on children and Meta's intentional targeting of users under 18. Meta denies the allegations and suggests shifting the responsibility of policing underage usage to app stores and parents.