Meta and Google face scrutiny over youth user practices, leading to a court order requiring payments into a teen mental health fund.
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Updated Aug 26
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What happened
Meta and Google face scrutiny over youth user practices, leading to a court order requiring payments into a teen mental health fund.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Meta agrees to $17B payment over teen addiction and imposes retaliatory tariffs.1 source
Meta is defending its company record during a youth mental health trial.1 source
- A New Mexico court ordered Meta and Google to pay funds following scrutiny over youth user treatment.Sub-event
Court orders target Meta and Google over youth user practices and mental health funding.1 source
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Meta faced civil suits in New Mexico and Los Angeles, with a federal court battle set to open in Oakland.Also in this story
- Meta faced jury findings regarding product liability and child protection in lawsuits in Los Angeles and New Mexico.
- A federal trial against Meta is underway in Oakland, involving product issues and a whistleblower briefing the CEO.
- A 29-state coalition, including New Mexico and California, is pursuing lawsuits against Meta.
- Meta is involved in a major legal battle in federal court, with attorneys general seeking $1.4 trillion in damages.
The entities involved
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Meta
American technology company
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
Related events
- Lawsuits from states regarding youth mental health harm involving Meta and Utah.
- Meta reached a settlement in Texas requiring it to pay $1 billion for youth services following allegations of social media addiction.
- Meta reached a settlement regarding addictive practices targeting youth in California.
- A settlement was reached in South Dakota concerning allegations that social media platforms, including Instagram, caused harm to children through addictive design.