Meta's Zuckerberg not liable in lawsuits over social media harm to children
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media.
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US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta's efforts to conceal from children the serious mental health risks of using Facebook and Instagram.
The plaintiffs called Meta's billionaire cofounder the «guiding spirit» behind alleged concealment efforts, saying he ignored repeated internal warnings about the risks and publicly downplayed them.
But the judge found a lack of specifics about what Zuckerberg did wrong, and said «control of corporate activity alone is insufficient» to establish liability. Her decision does not affect related claims against Meta itself.
The plaintiffs brought claims under the laws of 13 US states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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