Meta, TikTok could face civil liability for addicting children in California

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A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration. (REUTERS)
 wsj 4 min read . Updated: 28 Jun 2022, 06:40 PM IST Sarah Donaldson, The Wall Street Journal

Social-media platforms are lobbying to stop first-in-the-nation proposal allowing government attorneys to sue them for features alleged to harm minors

SACRAMENTO : Social-media giants such as Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. could be sued by government attorneys in California for features that allegedly harm children through addiction under a first-in-the-nation bill that faces an important vote in the state Senate here Tuesday.

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