Court Filing: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Shut Down Internal Research Suggesting Social Media Harms Users

A legal filing released on Friday alleges that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, halted internal research suggesting that people who stopped using its social media platforms experienced less depression and anxiety.

CNBC reports that a legal brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has alleged that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, abruptly stopped an internal study that purportedly showed the negative mental health effects of its social media platforms.

The newly unredacted information, which came to light on Friday, is part of a larger multidistrict litigation involving plaintiffs such as school districts, parents, and state attorneys general against social media giants including Meta, YouTube, Snap, and TikTok.

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