The state’s highest court ruled today that a lawsuit filed by the state against Meta can move forward. The case, originally filed by the attorney general in 2023, alleges that Meta deliberately designed Instagram to encourage compulsive social media use among young users. Meta argued that it was protected under the Communications Decency Act, but that claim was rejected by a superior court judge and has now been upheld by the state Supreme Court.

The news is coming only days after the passage of a bill in the House calling for the verification of the age of social media users and also imposing a ban on the use of cell phones in educational institutions. The proposed bill is facing opposition from some quarters, who think it is excessive.

According to Axios Boston, the digital rights group Fight for the Future has raised concerns about the bill’s broad definition of a social media platform. The group warns that such a definition could potentially block access to large portions of the internet, putting sites like Wikipedia, YouTube, and Roblox at risk. The bill must still pass the Senate before it can be sent to the governor for approval.