State attorney general says Meta exploits teenage ‘vulnerability’
“The company has been taking advantage of an inherent vulnerability in the teenage brain that has had a devastating impact on an entire generation,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said at a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 24, after filing his lawsuit alleging Meta violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed his lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court, alleging that Meta violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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