Family Accuses Meta Of Causing Child’s Anorexia With ‘Addictive’ Algorithms

(June 9, 2022, 12:23 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A mother, father and their teen daughter who allegedly became anorexic and suffers severe depression as a consequence of her addiction to Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram social media app on June 6 filed a complaint accusing Meta of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by promoting its product to underage users and concealing its knowledge of the product’s addictive and harmful effects on minors....