Meta is changing Instagram and Facebook to protect teens’ mental health. Are the new measures backed up by science?

By Ingrid Mosquera Gende, Profesora Titular de Universidad en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y Humanidades. Investigadora Principal del Grupo TEKINDI, UNIR - Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
José A. Morales García, Investigador Científico en enfermedades neurodegenerativas y Profesor Titular de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Luis M. Rojo Bofill, Facultativo Especialista en Psiquiatría en H. La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Profesor Asociado, Universitat de València

The recent landmark ruling against Meta in the United States was the result of a lawsuit filed in 2023 which went to trial in August 2026. It was brought by nearly fifty attorneys general, school districts and families, who alleged that the company’s social media platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook, pose serious…

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