Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury
The state of Tennessee has sued Meta, alleging that the company knowingly ignored internal research regarding the negative mental health impacts of Instagram on teenagers. The state claims Meta prioritized profit by designing features that encourage addictive behavior in young users.
Attorneys for the state of Tennessee told a jury in Nashville on Monday that Meta Platforms’ leadership disregarded internal research about its Instagram platform’s impact on teenagers as the company sought to maximize profit from young users. During opening statements in a seven-week trial in state court in Tennessee, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged that some teenagers were compulsively using the platform, leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm.
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