Richard Hogan: Is social media exploiting your child? Here's what you need to know

The federal lawsuit of Meta alleges they knowingly harm the mental health of platform users

These tech companies have direct access to our children and are providing them with apps that allow them to be secretive, such as Snapchat, where messages immediately disappear.

The recent federal lawsuit of Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is the result of a bipartisan investigation by nearly every Attorney General across America.

They allege that Meta knowingly harm the mental health of their social media users by intentionally designing platforms to be addictive. They argue that Meta purposely designed and deployed features to keep young users online longer.