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Despite Meta's attempts to dismiss the lawsuit, Massachusettswhich claims some of its features are intentionally designed to make children addicted to its platform, will proceed with the lawsuit, a judge ruled in a ruling released Friday.
Meta who owns Facebook and instagramhad argued that the lawsuit violates Section 230, which protects social media platforms from user content on their sites, and violates the First Amendment.
But Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp said: Article 230 protection The Communications Decency Act does not apply to false statements made by Mehta about efforts to protect children on the site and keep children under 13 off Facebook and Instagram.
It added that the lawsuit is aimed “primarily at holding Meta accountable for its own business conduct,” not its users' content.
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Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Meta fails to establish that the claims are based on fully protected speech and expression and therefore dismissal is appropriate,” he wrote.
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Mehta told FOX Business in a statement: “We disagree with the court's decision to dismiss these claims. “We're developing tools that we recently announced will radically change the Instagram experience for tens of millions of people.” new teen accounta protected experience for teens that automatically limits who can contact you and the content they see. ”
Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. (Jens Büttner/Photo Alliance via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company added that it believes this evidence “demonstrates our commitment to supporting young people.”
The spokesperson added that Teen Mode will display a reminder to leave the app after an hour and go to sleep mode at night.
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| meta | Meta Platforms Co., Ltd. | 576.47 | -0.46 |
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, a Democrat whose office filed the lawsuit, said in a statement after the ruling that the state “has no meaningful way to advance its case to hold Meta accountable and protect Meta's platform.” We can continue to push for change.” Young users. ”
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's office filed the lawsuit. (Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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