Mark Zuckerberg's Meta To Face Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction: Judge Rejects Dismissal Motions From Reddit, YouTube, And Snapchat In Personal Injury Claims

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been directed to face lawsuits filed by U.S. states.

What Happened: On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in California rejected Meta’s attempt to dismiss the claims made in two separate lawsuits filed last year, reported Reuters.

The lawsuits involving over 30 states, including California, New York, and Florida, accuse Meta of contributing to mental health issues among teenagers by making its platforms addictive.

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Judge Rogers partly agreed with Meta’s argument that Section 230, a federal law regulating online platforms, provides some protection to the company.

However, she found that the states had ...

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