Some addictive products come from screens, not syringes, according to new lawsuits against Instagram.
As stated in whistleblower documents, Instagram’s parent company Meta knew for years that its network caused addiction that damaged children’s mental health.
Lawsuits by eight former teen Instagram users including Laura Ashman, Chesapeake Dowdy, and Brianna Perez demand damages based on Instagram’s alleged negligence and concealment of safety risks. The named three say they were 13 or younger when they began using Instagram.
The Motley Rice law firm has petitioned California’s courts to coordinate these lawsuits because they have similar claims.
Instagram’s addictive effects on teens resemble hard drug addiction, according to the lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Mateo….