State AGs, Meta Jointly Dismiss Suit Alleging COPPA Violations
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and Meta agreed Friday to dismiss a case the AGs brought against the social media company for its role in the youth mental health crisis, according to a filing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California (case 23-05448). The parties did not say in the court notice why they dismissed the suit.
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The states filed their lawsuit in October 2023, alleging that Meta weaponized technologies to get kids and teens addicted to social media platforms in the name of profit (see 2310240060), violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (see 2310250066).