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A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the Federal Court of Australia against Meta Platforms’ social media channels, Facebook and Instagram, accusing the company of exposing children to harmful content through recommendation algorithms and causing social media addiction among young users.
​Law firm MinterEllison submitted the lawsuit to the Federal Court—Australia's second-highest judicial body—in a case that marks one of the country's first major legal actions directly accusing social media platforms of causing psychological and developmental harm to minor users.
​The lawsuit was brought on behalf of eight lead plaintiffs who state they suffered distinct harms resulting from Meta's operational practices when they were under the age of 18. The suit seeks financial compensation for affected individuals.
​On Monday, the court issued a protective order suppressing any information that could reveal the identities of the plaintiffs, alongside a ban on publishing the detailed statement of claim associated with the filing.
​Source: Rum News Agency