Yesterday we delivered opening arguments in our case against Meta.
We filed this lawsuit as a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general because Meta created harmful features on Facebook and Instagram that are designed to drive compulsive use among children and teenagers.
Studies have made clear that the more time kids spend on social media, the greater the correlation with depression, anxiety, body image issues, susceptibility to addiction, and interference with learning and daily life. And millions of parents, guardians, teachers, and healthcare providers have seen this play out in real life.
Meta’s conduct is deceptive, dangerous, and most importantly, it’s illegal.
We’re in court to hold Meta accountable for the harm its practices cause to kids around the country, and with the facts on our side, I believe we will win.
If you’re in a position to contribute, please support our work holding bad actors accountable to the law by donating right here — your support makes each and every lawsuit possible.
Meta — one of the largest, richest, most powerful companies on the planet — didn’t just exploit vulnerable kids to boost corporate profits. It also hid and lied about what it knew about how its platforms harmed users with psychologically manipulative features.
Meta lied to all of us, directly to our faces, about whether its social media platforms are safe for young users — completely undermining our ability to protect children from harm.
Put simply: This company put its own profits ahead of the health and safety of our kids, lied to all of us about it, and violated the law in doing so.
As California Attorney General, I will never stand by while corporations like Meta put children in harm’s way.
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