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States Sue Meta Over Addictive Social Media | Calgary News
Twenty-nine states are suing Meta in a landmark trial, accusing the company of deliberately engineering Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children to boost profits. Prosecutors unveiled damning internal memos where employees likened Instagram to a “drug” and called themselves “pushers,” all while chasing “teen time spent.” Meta counters that no conclusive science links social media to teen mental health harm, and claims its products aren’t designed to be addictive—even if some internal language was loose. A former safety engineer is already testifying, revealing safety was sidelined…
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