Lawsuit filed by 33 US states alleges Meta knew Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive features harmed young people’s physical and mental health’::Meta is being sued by the attorneys general of 33 separate US states over allegations that it intentionally created and launched features on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms that &quo
Of course they fucking did. Like the tobacco companies knew their products caused cancer. Like the asbestos companies knew their products caused cancer. Like the fossil fuel companies knew their products caused climate change. Like the food companies know their processed products are the cause of the obesity epidemic.
The CEO’s earned their bonuses the share holders earned their dividends and the bean counters and lawyers worked out hiding the truth would cost pennies to the dollars they made in profits in the eventual lawsuits and they’d have already cashed out anyway leaving others to hold the bag.
Like the fossil fuel companies knew their products caused climate change
And cancer. SO much cancer! In fact, fossil fuels kills MILLIONS of people a year through air pollution alone, FAR from the only kind of harm they cause.
They tried making it addictive and not harmful but it just wasn’t the same so the opted in on the harming of young people.
I call shenanigans. None of the fifty US states give half a fuck about the mental and physical health of young people, as demonstrated by their meager, nearly nonexistant policies to support the health and wellbeing of children and young adults.
They want more campaign donations from Meta. That’s the whole story.
Random government body gets mad at big tech company > tech company pays fine that’s 0.005% of their yearly net profit > government walks away
