Extract from Amanda Bronstad’s article, “Meta Confronts Addiction Allegations in New Trial Underway in Tennessee.”
The trial, which accuses Meta of violating the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, is similar to a case earlier this year in which a jury awarded $375 million in civil penalties to New Mexico.
Meta Platforms Inc. faces new allegations of harming children in a trial that opened this week in Tennessee, with the state alleging the social media giant made false and deceptive statements about the safety risks posed to young people using Instagram.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti told jurors Monday that Meta violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act because it hid from the public and parents the harm that Instagram does to children and teenagers, which includes mental health problems and child exploitation.
