Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury

Attorneys for the state of Tennessee told a jury in Nashville on Monday that Meta Platforms’ leadership disregarded internal research about its Instagram platform’s impact on teenagers as the company sought to maximize profit from young users.

During opening statements in a seven-week trial in state court in Tennessee, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged that some teenagers were compulsively using the platform, leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm.