Meta Accused of Harms to Connecticut Users in Unfair Trade Practices Case

The United States v Meta Platforms Court Filing October 24, 2023 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 54 of 100. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here COUNT IX: VIOLATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES § 42-110b et seq. 893. At all relevant times, Meta was engaged in trade or commerce in Connecticut pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes (Conn. Gen. Stat.) § 42-110b(a). 894. The State of Connecticut realleges and incorporates herein by reference each allegation contained in the preceding paragraphs 1 through 850. 895. The State of Connecticut alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices in paragraph 846 constitute deceptive acts or practices in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b(a). 896. The State of Connecticut alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices of Meta in paragraphs 847 through 850 offend public policy pertaining to the protection of minors from the harms of addiction as well as protecting the privacy and safety of minors online as embodied in COPPA. 897. The State of Connecticut alleges that the aforesaid acts and practices of Meta in paragraphs 847 to 850 are oppressive, unethical, immoral, and unscrupulous. 898. Meta’s conduct substantially harmed Connecticut consumers in that Meta’s unfair acts and omissions caused young Connecticut users’ compulsive and unhealthy use of and addiction to Meta’s Social Media Platforms which resulted in mental and physical harms, as alleged in paragraphs 847 through 850. 899. Meta’s acts and practices, as described herein, therefore constitute unfair acts or practices in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b(a). 900. Meta knew, or should have known, that its conduct was unfair or deceptive in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b, and as a consequence Meta is subject to civil penalties of not more than $5,000 per violation pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110o(b). Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case 4:23-cv-05448 retrieved on October 25, 2023, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. Washingtonpost.com