Meta lawyers tried to block internal research showing teen harm, judge rules
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A federal court ruled that Facebook parent Meta can't use attorney-client privilege to block internal documents and research related to teen harm, Bloomberg Law reported. The decision is a setback to Meta in its lawsuits against multiple states that accused the company of making its platforms addictive despite knowing they were harmful to teenagers.
Judge Yvonne Williams of the Washington, DC Superior Court found that Meta's lawyers advised employees to "remove," "block," "button up" or "limit" portions of internal studies on the harm of social media to teens' mental health, in order to limit the company's legal liability. The court said that this advice appeared to be an attempt to cover up or alt...
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