U.S. state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids


FILE PHOTO: The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms.

The investigation, involving at least nine states, comes at a time when Facebook is under scrutiny over its approach to children and young adults.

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