The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed that the state has personal jurisdiction over Meta Platforms Inc. in a lawsuit alleging the company deliberately designed Instagram to be addictive to teenagers. Judge Karen R. Carroll wrote that Meta purposefully availed itself of the Vermont social-media and advertising market. The State's complaint does not allege any misrepresentation or omission about the application's safety was specifically aimed at or made in Vermont. The court found Meta could fairly expect potential users to rely on its public representations that Instagram is safe. The ruling allows Vermont courts to proceed with the state's claims against Meta, emphasizing foreseeability and advertising reach in jurisdictional analysis.
"Meta has purposefully availed itself of the Vermont social-media and advertising market and although the State's complaint does not allege that any misrepresentation or omission about the safety of the application was specifically aimed at Vermont users, or made in Vermont," the company can "fairly expect" potential users to rely on its public representations that Instagram is safe, Judge Karen R. Carroll said Aug. 29.
Vermont's Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's finding it has personal jurisdiction over Meta Platforms Inc. in a lawsuit filed by the state claiming the company deliberately designed Instagram to be addictive to teenagers.
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