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State attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on children, young adults

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A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people.

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    State attorneys general probing Instagram's effects on kids (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    A group of state attorneys general are investigating the photo-sharing platform Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — now called Meta Platforms

  2. NBC New York

    State Attorneys General Investigating Instagram's Effects on Kids (opens NBC New York)

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    A group of state attorneys general are investigating the photo-sharing platform Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — now called Meta Platforms — ignored internal research about the physical and mental health dangers it posed to young people.

  3. Engadget

    State AGs open investigation into Instagram's effect on teens (opens Engadget)

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    State attorneys general have launched an investigation into Instagram's impact on teens..

  4. FOX Business

    Meta under investigation by coalition of states over Instagram's effects on kids (opens FOX Business)

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    Attorneys general from several states announced Thursday they have joined forces to investigate Meta over Instagram's effects on children

  5. The Hill

    State attorney generals launch probe into Instagram's impact on children, teens (opens The Hill)

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    State attorneys general are investigating whether Instagram’s parent company violated consumer protection laws by promoting the social media app to young users despite knowing its use is associated with harmin

  6. The Guardian

    Eight US states investigate Facebook’s promotion of Instagram to children (opens The Guardian)

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    Attorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company’s own research showed platform harmed teens’ mental health

  7. New York Times

    State attorneys general open an inquiry into Instagram’s impact on teens. (opens New York Times)

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    The states were examining whether the actions of Facebook, now called Meta, violated state consumer protection laws and put the public at risk.

  8. France 24

    Instagram's impact on children probed by US states (opens France 24)

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    Instagram's parent-company Meta is being probed by a consortium of US states over allegations that it supplied the photo-sharing platform to children despite knowing of potential harm, in fresh troub…

  9. Al Jazeera

    Instagram investigated by US states over impact on kids (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The probe involves at least nine states and comes as Facebook is under scrutiny over its approach to children.

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    State attorneys general probing Instagram's effects on kids | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults,

  11. KTVZ Bend

    State attorneys general launch investigation into Meta-owned Instagram's impact on kids (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, focused on the potential harms of its Instagram platform on children and teens.

  12. Fox7 Austin

    State attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on children, young adults (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people.

  13. NewsBusters

    State Attorney Generals Will Investigate Instagram’s Effect On Children (opens NewsBusters)

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    Attorney generals from several states are investigating the effects Instagram has on children who use the app.

  14. NBC News

    Instagram's effect on children probed by group of state attorneys general (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Multiple states investigating Instagram over efforts to get children active on its platform (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A group of attorneys general including those from California and New York are investigating Instagram, taking aim at the risks the social network may pose to youths' mental health and well-being.

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