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Florida Asks Court to Force Meta to Change Facebook, Instagram for Teens

The state cites internal Meta research and a 700,000-account backlog as it seeks limits on features it says harm children.

Oct 7 : Florida asked a state judge on Wednesday to order changes to Instagram and Facebook to better protect young users, pressing ahead with a lawsuit accusing parent Meta Platforms of harming teens after most states resolved similar claims through a sweeping settlement.In a filing in a Pasco County court,

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Miami, Oct 7 (EFE).- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced this Wednesday that he requested an interim court order against Meta to deactivate the functions that create addiction among young people by ensuring that these tools also generate "anxiety, depression, or eating disorders." "We just asked a Florida court to order Meta to deactivate the functions that engage teenagers and leave Florida children alone when they are in school o…

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Florida seeks Meta to apply stricter limits for teens on Instagram and Facebook, while maintaining its lawsuit against the company.

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Terra broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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