Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for socials addiction ...

What’s Happening

So get this: The Facebook owner just took an L a landmark socials addiction trial in California Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for socials addiction lawsuits 1 day ago Save Add as preferred on Google Laura Cress Technology reporter Meta says it has removed adverts on its socials platforms which seek clients for future lawsuits related to socials addiction.

The Facebook owner has just took an L two large-grow lawsuits , including a landmark trial in California in which a young woman successfully sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to socials. In a statement, Meta dropped: “We will not allow trial lawyers to profit from our platforms while simultaneously claiming they are harmful. (and honestly, same)

” Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for Morgan & Morgan, one of the firms which has placed such adverts, called the move “another example of Meta trying to control the narrative and avoid accountability”.

The Details

Reuters The case against Meta and Google drew worldwide attention “The resources Meta is devoting to blocking these ads would be better spent improving user safety through functional tools to reduce problematic use and to detect and remove users under age 13,” she added. “Blocking the ads doesnt make the harms go away.

It just makes it harder on victims. ” According to American news site Axios , companies such as Morgan & Morgan and Sokolove Law saw “dozens” of their adverts on socials addiction clients deactivated.

Why This Matters

The ads ran on both Facebook and Instagram, with some also appearing on Threads and Metas Audience Network - an extension of Metas ad platform which allows advertisers to run campaigns across third-party platforms like mobile apps. As of Friday, several adverts still appear to be active across the platforms on Metas Ad Library. For example, one from Morgan & Morgan lists potential negative effects of using socials and claims to be fighting on users behalf.

Tech companies have been making moves like this as competition heats up.

The Bottom Line

For example, one from Morgan & Morgan lists potential negative effects of using socials and claims to be fighting on users behalf.

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