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Meta faces new lawsuit in California over its social networks
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Meta faces new lawsuit in California over its social networks

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • California and three other states are suing Meta, seeking to restrict how Instagram and Facebook operate for minors.
  • Prosecutors plan to question Mark Zuckerberg as a key witness before the end of September.
  • The lawsuit requests significant operational changes for the social media platforms concerning underage users.

California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey are demanding sweeping changes to how Meta operates Instagram and Facebook for minors. The attorneys general from these states have filed a lawsuit seeking a long list of restrictions on the platforms' functionalities for underage users.

Mark Zuckerberg is listed as a key witness the prosecution intends to question before the end of September. The legal action targets the core operations of Meta's popular social media applications, aiming to alter their design and usage policies concerning children and adolescents.

The plaintiffs are requesting significant limitations on the platforms, though the specific details of these restrictions were not immediately available in the report. The case highlights ongoing concerns about the impact of social media on young people and the responsibilities of tech giants in protecting them.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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