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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Faces Lawsuits From 45 State AGs Over Child Safety Failures

Jun 22, 2024, 03:07 PM

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is facing lawsuits from 45 state attorneys general and Washington, D.C., alleging that the company failed to protect children on its platforms. The lawsuits claim that Zuckerberg and his team prioritized user engagement over child welfare, misleading the public about the risks. A New York Times analysis of the states’ court filings, which include roughly 1,400 pages of company documents, reveals that Meta leaders promoted the safety of their platforms while downplaying risks to young users and rejecting employee pleas to improve youth safety measures. The Times analysis underscores the severity of the allegations.