Meta Sued for Addicting Children to Social Media

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is being sued by 41 states in federal court for allegedly addicting children to social media with FOMO (fear of missing out) tactics. The lawsuit claims that Meta exploited the psychological vulnerabilities of young users through false promises and intentionally used FOMO to keep users scrolling on their platforms. The lawsuit highlights specific tactics such as populating feeds by popularity instead of chronologically and implementing infinite scroll features. This lawsuit has been compared to the big tobacco moment, as it accuses Meta of deliberately deceiving young users about the impact of social media on their mental health.