Sacramento, Calif.—Social-media giants like Facebook Original Meta Platform Inc. can be sued in California by public prosecutors for facilities that alleged harm to children Through Addiction Under the First Nations bill facing a significant vote Tuesday in the state Senate.
The measure would allow the state attorney general, local district attorneys and city attorneys in four of California’s largest cities to sue social-media companies including Meta — which also owns Instagram — as well as Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. owned by TikTok, and crack Under state law governing unfair trade practices. The bill would allow lawsuits if a prosecutor believes a company knows or should know about planned facilities. minors will be addicted,