Meta Platforms Inc. must face a lawsuit by dozens of state attorneys general alleging it knowingly contributed to a youth mental health crisis by getting kids hooked on social media.

A federal judge in California has ruled that Meta Platforms ($META) must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing the company of addicting teens to

Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of encouraging social media addiction among teens, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday. Oakland-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Meta's bid to toss the claims made by the states in two separate lawsuits filed last year,

The social media giant, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, had argued that federal law blocked some of the claims

A California federal judge has ruled that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) must face lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of 34 states that accused the company of profiting from young people's addiction to social media.