Kentucky mothers Candace Wuest and Alexandra Martin are suing Meta after noticing a mental decline in their teen girls after they started using Instagram.
According to DailyMail, they blame the app for their daughters’ decline and have shared photos of them as proof. Wuest’s daughter CN became obsessed with calorie-restrictive diets, while Alexandra’s daughter became obsessed with exercise and dropped 20lbs in three months after she started using the app
The mother’s claim “the app targeted their daughters – and millions of other vulnerable girls – with calorie-restrictive recipes, photos of skeletal models and a fatal algorithm which pushed both to the top of the girls’ feeds.”
Wuest’s daughter even attempted suicide. Meta has been widely accused of ignoring data on its apps such as Instagram and (Facebook) and how it is allegedly harming young girls.
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