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According to NPR News. Meta is going to federal court for collecting data off kids, and in states like California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey, are seeking $ 1.4 trillion in penalties and product changes. According to those 4 states, Meta has broken consumer protection laws.

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Meta is being accused of designing their social media app to hook kids into them. I think that Meta is in the right. Attourneys argue that the algorithms encourage compulsive use like the like button and infinite scrolling methods, but this is what people want, they need to make money and the best way is to keep people engaged and give the people what they want. Its like selling candy, it may not be healthy but people love it so they will buy it. They also argue kids under 13 use their apps and this is not Meta's fault, Meta dosen't know what the ages of people use their app and if parents cared, then they can put restrictions on their phones. Maybe Meta should put a warning for younger kids.

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Social media is designed to have children scroll for hours, and most apps have young kids under 13, with people stealing information from them. What they want is for the kids to keep scrolling for hours, staring at a screen until they get bored or tired.

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A big part of this is the fact that kids can get distracted and mindlessly scroll on social media, but the content also plays a big part in this. Anyone of any age can get distracted while scrolling. People post all kinds of things on social media, there's content out there that's too mature or explicit for young kids.

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The article states that meta can be dangerous and can affect teens. It can affect sleep, personal information, and cause depression. I think you can use Meta in a certain way so it is not too dangerous for yourself and other people.

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Many states are blaming Meta for the way they built their platform. Meta's platform is allowing young people to break app policies, like Instagram or Facebook, by having 13-year-olds in their apps. and also getting kids' information without the parents' consent. And now the litigation is pressing them, asking Meta for money and to make users have a safer experience on their platforms.

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social media web sights have been made to be as addictive as possible. meta and other companies are being sued for selling children's information and violating the children's online privacy protection act .

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I think the main problem is that these apps are letting underage kids on, with knowing it, and selling their information. This is unsafe for the kids and also any user of the app. Although I think that, I feel it's more of the kid's problem of scrolling for hours because it is a choice that the kid makes.

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Meta has failed to properly follow their policies which has been causing a lot of backlash on how this app has many dangerous designs that are meant to hook young children to keep watching until it affects them.

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I believe that social media apps do use addictive material on purpose so that people stay on their apps for longer. I also believe that some apps may steal personal data aswell

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Meta is being accused of designing its platforms to hook young children into staying on the app. They are now being brought to court by 4 states asking for 1.4 trillion. These states claim they are violating the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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I think that Instagram definitely needs more regulations and rules for their app, especially because of how easy it is for a little kid to download it, and Instagram is not kid friendly in any way because of a lot of violence, hate speech, and other things that are posted on public accounts. I also think meta knew about all that was happening on its platforms and decided not to do anything because they were making money out of it.

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Why are people only targeting Meta when there are so many more social media companies out there?

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Social media is fine in moderation, but when kids spend hours on apps, they lose the ability to truly connect with friends, instead, they just scroll endlessly.

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multipul states are holding meta accountable for the ways they setup there account that cause children to get addicted to the apps. they also believe that meta has violated childrens privacy in many different ways by seeking information from them

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Meta used addictive tendencies to lure kids into the app and get them to scroll for hours, but they also sold the kids' information, knowing they were kids or underage. Now, the litigation is pressing back on them, asking for money and to make it right across the app.