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Meta Faces Historic Youth Mental Health Lawsuit | US News
Meta faces a historic legal showdown as multiple Democratic-led states sue the company over alleged harm to young users, demanding penalties up to $1.4 trillion — a case likened to the Big Tobacco lawsuits of the 90s. The states argue Meta’s addictive design features, like endless scrolling and push notifications, are to blame, while Meta counters that social media isn’t the sole cause and that it already offers safety tools. A key legal twist: states don’t need to prove direct harm to each child, instead targeting the platform’s design itself — a strategy that may sidestep Section 230…
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