Meta, Google to Microsoft, tech titans face child exploitation lawsuits
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On Tuesday, Meta was served a lawsuit by more than 30 US states, including 8 individual lawsuits from states, over the alleged use of features in Instagram and Facebook to lure children to the platform and get them hooked on harmful content. This fresh case has again opened the longstanding issue of companies exploiting children, one of the most vulnerable demographics of any digital user base in order to gain profit. However, Meta is not the only one to blame here. For years, many tech firms including Google, Microsoft, Apple, and others have faced similar lawsuits for failing to protect underage users.Protecting children online: The PremiseSo, if you have come across numerous news articles about Meta's lawsuit, you might be curious to know why is there a need to protect childre...