| Launched by a bipartisan coalition of AGs in Massachusetts, California, Florida and Kentucky, among others, the probe focuses on whether Instagram's parent company, Meta, violated consumer-protection laws by promoting the app and other social networking products to children and teens. The social network has faced increased regulatory scrutiny in the fallout of revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee who exposed internal company research. |
| | | | News Alert | Nov. 18, 2:58 p.m. EST | | | | | Launched by a bipartisan coalition of AGs in Massachusetts, California, Florida and Kentucky, among others, the probe focuses on whether Instagram's parent company, Meta, violated consumer-protection laws by promoting the app and other social networking products to children and teens. The social network has faced increased regulatory scrutiny in the fallout of revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee who exposed internal company research. | | | | | |
