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Alexis Spence shares her story of social media addiction and the legal action her family is taking against Meta, the parent organization of Facebook and Instagram.
The family of a preteen girl is claiming that Facebook's Instagram app resulted in her suffering from an eating disorder, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts according to a recently filed lawsuit.
The parents of a now 19-year-old New York woman are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging their daughter developed an Instagram addiction that led to an eating disorder and other mental health struggles. In the personal injury lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Kathleen and Jeff Spence of Long Island allege that their daughter Alexis began using Instagram at age 11 two years younger than Instagram's required m