Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs: Meta Settlement Confirms the Danger of Big Tech Surveillance to Our Kids

WASHINGTON, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02), released the following statement after a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general reached a settlement of up to $16.68 billion with Meta over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive and harmful to children:

“This landmark settlement by the states confirms the danger Big Tech surveillance poses to our kids and families. Meta watches our kids’ every move and intentionally designed its platforms to keep them scrolling. Meta knew this screen time addiction was driving kids to spiral into depression, starve themselves, and die by suicide. Instead of protecting kids, it buried the proof there was a problem. We cannot stop here. Meta and other Big Tech companies are rushing out surveillance AI with the exact same disregard for child safety and human life. It is time to break up their monopolies and stop their personalized predation before another child gets hurt.”

Issues: Science, Technology, & Antitrust