Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.

Why it matters: This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark California case about social media addiction.

• Lawyers across the country now are seeking new plaintiffs, in the hopes of bringing a class action lawsuit that could result in lucrative verdicts.
• It's unclear if any of them are being backed by private equity, as the California lawsuit appears to have been.

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