Attorney General Andrew Bailey has officially joined the bandwagon suit against Meta for harming Youth on Social Media Platforms

General Bailey joined with 33 other states filing suit, that alleges social media technology giant, designed and deployed harmful features to Facebook and Instagram to addict young users to its platforms and fill their pockets.

The federal lawsuit asserts that Meta violated state consumer protection laws assuring the public it was safe and suitable for young users,

The lawsuit says the platform’s algorithm pushed users into descending rabbit holes with the objective of keeping users on the platform for long periods. An example of this would be the never ending scroll on a Facebook timeline. Such manipulative tactics entice teens and tween to continually return to platforms.

The lawsuit claims that Meta, instead of working to mitigate the damage inflicted by its social-media platforms, publicity concealed the severity of the psychological harm they cause, including the addiction to sites which could and in some cases did result in physical harm.

You can learn more about the lawsuit by clicking here.