Meta has denied the allegations and says the company takes extensive steps to keep teens and young users safe on its platforms.
The decision comes in the wake of a landmark trial in which a Los Angeles jury on March 25 found Meta and Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people. It awarded a combined $6 million to a 20-year-old woman who said she became addicted to social media as a child.The lawsuit alleged that features on Instagram such as push notifications, “likes” of user posts and a never-ending scroll were designed to profit off teens’ psychological vulnerabilities and their “fear of missing out.” The state alleged that internal data showed the platform was addicting and harming children, yet top executives rejected changes its research showed would improve teens’ well-being. Do you think that Meta should pay for its algorith ?

