Meta—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—has stopped allowing firms to post advertisements recruiting people as plaintiffs for lawsuits against social media companies over social media addiction.
A Meta spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email on April 10 that the company is actively defending itself against the lawsuits, which include thousands of cases in state and federal court, and is removing the ads.
“We will not allow trial lawyers to profit from our platforms while simultaneously claiming they are harmful,” the spokesperson said.
A New Mexico jury on March 24 said Meta violated state law by failing to warn about the risks its platforms posed to children. Jurors decided on a $375 million fine….