Newly unsealed court filings allege that Meta knew for years about significant risks facing young users on its platforms, including widespread contact between minors and adults, exacerbation of mental-health issues, and the easy spread of self-harm and eating-disorder content. Plaintiffs in a sweeping national lawsuit say the company did not disclose those dangers to families or Congress, even as teen usage continued to fuel Meta’s growth.

First reported by Time Magazine, allegations also detailed a high threshold for sex trafficking violations; court documents citing testimony from Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, Viashnavi Jayakumar, who described “you could incur 16 violations for prostitution and sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be

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