Setbacks for Meta continue: Tech giant calls allegations of misleading users ‘unsubstantiated’ ahead of upcoming trial

Tech giant Meta on Thursday (local time) pushed back against claims made by state attorneys in its latest social media addiction trial, calling allegations that it misled users about the safety of its apps and that features of its platforms harmed users “unsubstantiated.”

A Meta spokesperson made these remarks to ABC News and said, “The State AGs may call this a landmark case, but their limited claims are unsubstantiated, and their financial demands are vastly disproportionate,” adding, “The AGs offer no proof anyone in their states was misled, claim benign features like having an additional Instagram account somehow harmed their residents, and attempt to penalize Meta for industry-wide challenges like age verification.”