Florida taking next step against Instagram after rejecting nationwide settlement

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 823

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Florida’s attorney general is asking Facebook and Instagram to tighten their platforms to deny access to its “addictive features” for children, as the state pressed it legal battle against the tech giant Meta.

The motion for temporary injunction is part of larger, nationwide legal wrangling between state attorneys general and Meta, the company that owns the two social media platforms.

Florida and New Mexico were the two states that did not …

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