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Meta, Google to Microsoft, tech titans face child exploitation lawsuits
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Meta, Google to Microsoft, tech titans face child exploitation lawsuits

[ad_1] 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...
Meta sued by over 30 US states for features designed to lure children to Instagram, Facebook
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Meta sued by over 30 US states for features designed to lure children to Instagram, Facebook

[ad_1] In a shocking move, more than 30 US States, including California, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and others, have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms over the allegations of using features in Instagram and Facebook to lure children to the platform and get them hooked on harmful content. The lawsuit also alleges that Meta also exploited minors for its own profit. The lawsuit is the latest in the growing scrutiny of social media platforms over how they treat the youth and safeguarding measures to protect them from harmful content. The lawsuit has been filed in the northern district of the State of California in the District Court, as per a report by The New York Times. The case will now assess whether Meta, which is the parent company behind social media platforms such as Facebook, I...