42 US states sue Meta for teens mental health crisis

 42 US states sue Meta for teens mental health crisis

Dozens of States in the United States have filed a suit against tech giant, Meta for the alleged harm the company has done to teenagers in the country.

The company, which is parent to several social media platforms including Instagram, and Facebook, was sued on Tuesday by 42 states in the US. The Attorneys General of the states claimed that the company has contributed to the mental health crises facing young people in the country, ABC News reports.

A class suit was filed by 33 states in a California federal court, while the nine other states sued the company in their respective jurisdictions. Some of the states dragging Meta to court include California, New York, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and several others.

The states accused Meta of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting data on children under the age of 13 without their parents’ consent.

Source: punch