"The Meta researcher's tone was alarmed. "Oh my gosh yall IG is a drug," the user experience specialist allegedly wrote to a colleague, referring to the social media platform Instagram. "We're basically pushers... We are causing Reward Deficit Disorder bc people are binging on IG so much they can't feel reward anymore." The researcher concluded that users' addiction was "biological and psychological" and that company management was keen to exploit the dynamic."
"Condensing complaints from hundreds of school districts and state attorneys general, including California's, the suit alleges that social media companies knew about risks to children and teens but pushed ahead with marketing their products to them, putting profits above kids' mental health. The suit seeks monetary damages and changes to companies' business practices. The suit, and a similar one filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, targets Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap."
The Meta researcher expressed alarm, writing that Instagram felt like a drug and that the platform caused "Reward Deficit Disorder" by making people binge until they could not feel reward. The researcher described addiction as biological and psychological and said company management directed product design to keep users returning. A federal lawsuit consolidates complaints from hundreds of school districts and state attorneys general alleging social platforms knew risks to children and marketed to them anyway, prioritizing profits. The litigation targets Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snap, exposes internal company findings, and seeks monetary damages and changes to business practices.
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