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Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.

Meta Probed by EU Over Algos Hooking Kids to Instagram, Facebook

Meta Platforms Inc. is under investigation by the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/345300Z%20BB%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-8150-de3b-adcf-dbf32cca0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">European Union over concerns its algorithms are illegally exploiting the weakness of children to get them addicted to Facebook and Instagram.

EU Opens Formal DSA Investigation Against Meta, Breton Says

The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Meta under the Digital Services Act, EU industry commissioner <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-80dd-de3b-adcf-daffd5ea0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Thierry Breton says in a post on X.

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