States sue Meta, claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health

States sue Meta, claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming youth mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that get children addicted to its platforms. A trial filed by 33 states in federal court in California, …

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Arizona agrees to fund gender-affirming surgery for state employees

Arizona agrees to fund gender-affirming surgery for state employees

Arizona lawmakers said they were disappointed the state agreed to fund gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that ends years of class-action lawsuits filed by a professor at the University of Arizona. The consent decree, approved last week by a federal district court judge in Tucson, comes months after Gov. Katie Hobbs …

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