Lieff Cabraser and Protectus Law Announce Filing of Lawsuit on Behalf of Utah Teen with Anorexia Against Instagram/Meta/Facebook
When we read the account of the whistleblower that Facebook/Instagram was deliberately targeting young teenagers with its harmful design, we were horrified.
- When we read the account of the whistleblower that Facebook/Instagram was deliberately targeting young teenagers with its harmful design, we were horrified.
- "Instagram has profited off of young peoples vulnerabilities for long enough," notes Lieff Cabraser partner Lexi Hazam, who represents the plaintiffs in the case.
- "There are roughly 160 million Instagram users in the U.S.," notes Protectus Law partner Neal Roberts, who also represents the plaintiffs in the suit.
- Roughly two in five teen users reported feeling unattractive, while one in ten teen users reporting suicidal thoughts traced them to Instagram.