TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 6, 2024

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined a coalition of 26 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms Inc. demanding that Instagram stop “monetizing child exploitation content.” The group cites recent articles in The Wall Street Journal and New York Times that suggest Meta promoted minor accounts to “likely pedophiles.” In announcing the move, Skrmetti said, “My office is already suing Meta for its harms to children's mental health, and this latest report only adds to my concern about the risks Meta poses to Tennessee kids. Meta needs to do a better job of using its vast resources to protect our vulnerable youth.”