Meta faces Tennessee trial: Did Instagram’s design make teens addicted?

Meta Platforms, the company that owns Instagram, is facing a trial in Tennessee starting Monday over claims that Instagram’s design is making teenagers addicted to the app. Tennessee says Instagram’s features are causing a youth mental health crisis by encouraging teens to spend too much time on the platform, according to the Tennessee lawsuit.

The state has accused Meta of breaking Tennessee’s consumer protection law by knowingly creating a product that pushes teens into compulsive social media use.