US state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids

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Investigates whether Meta put profit ahead of safety.

US state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids
A bipartisan coalition of US state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms. The investigation, involving at least nine states, comes at a time when Facebook is under ...

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