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TN Attorney Gen. Says 42 States Suing Meta Due to Addictive App Features

TMZ.com Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta made sure to design Facebook and Instagram so they are super hard to quit, and the result has been bad for society ... at least that's the allegation from Tennessee's Attorney General, and 41 other AGs. Jonathan Skrmetti, the…
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News video: 33 States Join Lawsuit Against Meta For Targeting Children

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33 States Join , Lawsuit Against Meta, For Targeting Children. NBC reports that a bipartisan group of 33 state attorney generals are suing Facebook parent company Meta over addictive features targeting children and teens. According to a complaint filed in California federal court, state AGs...

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