The case lands at a moment when a growing body of lawsuits has been filed against social media platforms, alleging that big tech companies hid the deleterious mental, physical and emotional effects of social media on children. Starting this week in Nashville, this civil lawsuit could serve as another bellwether of how far social media companies can be held responsible for allegedly harming teens. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti claims that Meta was intentionally designed to be addictive for users, especially teens. “Meta dedicated vast resources to understand Young Users’ psychology and behavior so it could better exploit Young Users’ developmental vulnerabilities through irresistible design features. This comes amid growing concern from health professionals who agree that social media has deleterious effects on youth.