Florida's attorney general asked a state court on Wednesday to issue a temporary injunction requiring Meta Platforms to make immediate changes to Facebook and Instagram to protect teenage users. [2, 3, 7] The motion is part of an ongoing lawsuit alleging that Meta knowingly designed addictive features that harm young people, in violation of Florida's unfair trade practices act. [2, 4]
The state is asking the court to order Meta to remove users younger than 14 and disable features such as infinite scroll and autoplay for teens. [2, 3] Florida is pursuing the action after opting out of a multistate settlement with Meta in August, which the state's attorney general said was insufficient. [3, 7] The changes Florida seeks are more restrictive than those included in the broader settlement. [3]