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More than 40 states sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health
Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that…
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Instagram, Facebook endanger youth mental health, says lawsuit filed by Michigan, other states
Michigan is among the 33 states suing social media company Meta in federal court, alleging the company’s business model seeks to exploit young users for profit on Facebook and Instagram. Attorney General Dana Nessel signed onto a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California seeking a court to order the social media behemoth…
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Meta sued: Lawsuit claims social platforms are addictive, harm children’s mental health
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are among dozens of states suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims…
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Dozens of states, including California, sue Meta alleging mental health harm
Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims…
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‘One suicide is too much’: Officials come together for veterans mental health
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – The Kentucky Governor’s Challenge, Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) Task Force hosted the Suicide Awareness and Lethal Means Safety Summit. This was the first of four summits the SMVF Task Force plans to hold throughout the commonwealth. The goal of the Suicide Awareness and Lethal Means Safety Summit was…
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State announces support for mental health care, substance use disorder treatments
MICHIGAN (WNEM) – The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has expressed support for newly proposed federal rules to help improve access to timely, high-quality mental health and substance use disorder treatments. The comments by the DIFS were submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. According to the state, the…
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States sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis
Enlarge this image More than 40 states are suing Meta for allegedly harming young people’s mental health by creating features on Facebook and Instagram that intentionally addict children. Thibault Camus/AP Thibault Camus/AP A group of more than 40 states sued Meta on Tuesday, accusing the social media giant of designing products that are deliberately addictive…
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Crisis in children’s mental health takes a heavy toll in rural southeastern NC
A 9-year-old girl who spent four months last year inside the Columbus County hospital’s emergency department lashed out at nurses and clawed at the drywall. She wasn’t allowed to use a fork over fears she would use it as a weapon. Each day, staff at the Columbus Regional Healthcare System tried desperately to secure a…
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Connecticut among states suing Meta for harming children’s mental health
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut is among the states suing Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly harming young people’s mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. The federal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
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Meta sued by 33 states over claims youth mental health endangered by Instagram
Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms. In a complaint filed in federal court in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, 33 states including California and Illinois said Meta, which also operates Facebook,…
