Meta's Alleged Deception: Exploiting Children's Data and Prioritizing Profit Over Protection
A newly unsealed court document from an ongoing federal lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Instagram, knowingly collected personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. Attorneys general from 33 states accuse Meta of receiving over a million reports of under-13 users on Instagram but only disabling a fraction of those accounts. The lawsuit also claims that Meta's algorithm steered children towards harmful content, impacting their mental well-being. The complaint calls for court orders prohibiting Meta from these practices, with potential civil penalties amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Meta denies the allegations and states that verifying the age of online users is a complex challenge.
- Meta collected children’s data from Instagram accounts, unsealed court document alleges CNN
- At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an 'Open Secret,' States Say The New York Times
- Unsealed complaint says Meta 'coveted' under-13s and deceives the public about age enforcement Engadget
- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta could protect teen girls but puts $270 profit from each of them first: suit New York Post
- Does Meta want kids to use its platforms? Mashable
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