Incident 534: Facebook Alleged in Lawsuit Misleading Public about Effects of Algorithms on Children
Description: Facebook was alleged in a lawsuit by the Ohio Attorney General purposely misleading the public about the control of its algorithms and their negative effects on children's well-being, which violated securities law.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Facebook and Meta developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Facebook's children users and Instagram's children users.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
534
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2021-04-29
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
wsj.com · 2021
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Ohio’s attorney general is suing Meta Platforms Inc., FB -0.75% formerly known as Facebook Inc., alleging the company misled the public about how it controlled its algorithm and the effects its products have on children.
The lawsuit, filed …
cnbc.com · 2021
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Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, faces new charges from investors for allegedly violating federal securiti…
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