Attorneys general from at least eight states have launched an investigation into whether the popular social media app has violated state consumer protection laws.
We’re looking at things like whether there was a harm to children for things like anxiety, depression, or suicidal ideation, or body image, and what TikTok did to engage young people," California attorney general Rob Bonta told NBC News senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson on TODAY Thursday.
The announcement of the investigation came a day after President Joe Biden mentioned the corrosive effects of social media on young users and the need for more protections in his State of the Union speech. "We must hold social media platforms accountable for the national experiment they’re conducting on our children for profit," Biden said."It’s time to strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to children, demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children.
A Meta spokesperson told NBC News at the time that the investigation was based on"a deep misunderstanding of the facts" and that Meta"leads the industry" in supporting young users. The investigation into Instagram in November came just weeks after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress that Meta knew Instagram was"toxic," particularly for the mental health of teen girls. Haugen was a guest at Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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