“In what universe can a company have a product that directs this kind of vile filth, this dangerous content to kids — and get away with it?” said attorney Matthew Bergman.
Meta is facing a fresh storm of lawsuits that blame Instagram for eating disorders, depression and even suicides among children and teens — and experts say the suits are using a novel argument that could pose a threat to Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media empire.
Meta and other tech companies have fought off lawsuits for years using Section 230, which was intended to preserve internet users’ free speech by preventing web platforms from being held legally liable for content posted by third parties. Frances Haugen’s leaks show that it’s Instagram’s addictive design choices — not just third-party users — that are hurting kids, the lawsuits argue.One suit centers around a Louisiana girl named Englyn Roberts, who committed suicide in 2020 at age 14.
Englyn Roberts, who committed suicide at age 14, was allegedly barraged by “violent and disturbing content glorifying self-harm and suicide” on Instagram. About a year after Roberts’ death, her father saw a report about Frances Haugen’s leaks about Instagram’s harms. He subsequently searched his daughter’s old phones and social media accounts and uncovered her posts and messages about suicide. “What became clear in September of 2021 is that Englyn’s death was the proximate result of psychic injury caused by her addictive use of Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok,” the suit reads.
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