Oregon woman sues Meta, Snap over alleged mental health harm

Court documents state Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, intentionally designed its products to be addictive and harmful to users’ mental health.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon mother is suing California-based Meta, otherwise known as Facebook, and Snap, saying the companies and their social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat are “responsible for causing and contributing to burgeoning mental health crisis perpetrated upon the children and teenagers in the United States.”

Documents filed Jan. 20 in U.S. District Court in Oregon by Brittney Doffing state Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and harmful to its users’ mental health, specifically young girls like her

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