Meta was hit with at least eight lawsuits this week alleging that the company’s recommendation algorithms led to addiction and self-harm in young people.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-08/meta-hit-with-8-suits-claiming-algorithms-hook-youth-ruin-lives?sref=CrGXSfHu

Meta was hit with at least eight lawsuits this week alleging that the company’s recommendation algorithms led to addiction and self-harm in young people.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-08/meta-hit-with-8-suits-claiming-algorithms-hook-youth-ruin-lives?sref=CrGXSfHu

Jerome Cody

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I can’t tell if this story is among the eight, but here’s another lawsuit alleging that Instagram addiction led to eating disorders and thoughts of suicide. Notably, it cites last year’s Facebook Papers as evidence the company knew about the risks. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-lawsuit-instagram-caused-eating-disorder-self-harm-rcna32221

I can’t tell if this story is among the eight, but here’s another lawsuit alleging that Instagram addiction led to eating disorders and thoughts of suicide. Notably, it cites last year’s Facebook Papers as evidence the company knew about the risks.   https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-lawsuit-instagram-caused-eating-disorder-self-harm-rcna32221

Lawyers say the case makes unprecedented use of documents released with the Facebook Papers.

Jerome Cody

A group of likeminded people in Digital Wellness 📱🧘 are talking about this.