03:26 AM EST, 11/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates to add Meta's response in the fourth paragraph.)

Meta Platforms ( META ) stopped an internal research into the mental health effects of its Facebook app after it showed causal proof of negative impacts of usage, Reuters reported Sunday, citing filings in a lawsuit by US school districts against social media platforms, including Meta.

Instead of publishing such findings or pursuing further research, the social media giant called off more work and internally declared that the harmful study findings were driven by the "existing media narrative" around Meta, the news agency reported, citing court documents.

The company said that it stopped the study because of its flawed methodology, Reuters reported, citing Meta spokesman Andy Stone.

"We strongly disagree with these allegations, which rely on cherry-picked quotes and misinformed opinions in an attempt to present a deliberately misleading picture," the company said in a note emailed to MT Newswires. "The full record will show that for over a decade, we have listened to parents, researched issues that matter most, and made real changes to protect teens."

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