Meta fined roughly $1 billion and faces new U.S. state suits over AI-driven features aimed at minors

The recommender was working as designed. That is what the states are suing about.

Meta has been fined nearly $1 billion and faces new lawsuits from several U.S. states, accused of deliberately designing AI-driven features on Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for minors, causing mental health harm. Legal actions demand restrictions and reparations for affected youth, highlighting AI's role in the harm.

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