Status of record
Active litigation (41 states and DC)
The alleged harm
- /Internal research reported by the Wall Street Journal: among teens who reported suicidal thoughts, 13% of British users and 6% of American users traced them to Instagram
- /A 2019 internal slide: "We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls" (among girls who experience the issues)
- /UK Molly Russell inquest (2022): online content "contributed" to a 14-year-old's death
On the record
2 sources of public record behind this case.
| Source | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 41 states and DC sue Meta | 33 states filed federally; the rest in state courts | 24 Oct 2023 |
| The Facebook Files (internal research) | Wall Street Journal | 14 Sep 2021 |
Cite this page
Spyrou, Sotiris. "Meta: Engagement algorithms." Grift, Inc. case files. https://griftinc.com/cases/meta-teen-harm
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