From Not the Bee:
‘You could incur 16 violations for prostitution and sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended,’ Jayakumar reportedly testified, adding that ‘by any measure across the industry, [it was] a very, very high strike threshold.’ The plaintiffs claim that this testimony is corroborated by internal company documentation.
The brief, filed by plaintiffs in the Northern District of California, alleges that Meta was aware of serious harms on its platform and engaged in a broad pattern of deceit to downplay risks to young users. According to the brief, Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed