While Meta Pushes Into AI, 34 States File Suit Over Child Manipulation Claims

While Meta works to align its fortunes with the AI gold rush—most recently introducing celebrity-inspired chatbots with whom users can interact—it remains on the hook for a more fundamental problem with its business model: kids love its platforms.

A coalition of 34 U.S. states is now suing the social media giant, alleging that Facebook and Instagram are inappropriately manipulating the children who use them.

Attorney generals from states including California, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, and Louisiana accuse Meta of using its algorithms to encourage compulsive use and harm children’s mental health with features like the “Like” button, according to a report in Deadline.