Constitutional Law
Oct. 25, 2023
1st Amendment looms large in states’ lawsuit against Meta
A federal complaint that 33 states filed in the Northern District of California accuses Meta of developing a business model designed to ensnare children into constant use of their social media platforms.
The First Amendment looms over a lawsuit that state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, filed Tuesday against Meta Platforms Inc. claiming the company specifically targets children, causing mental health damage.
The company is trying to squelch a consumer class action with many of the same claims by citing not just the First Amendment but Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 law that immunizes online plat...
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