Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is pressing ahead with litigation against Meta, asking a court to impose tighter safeguards on Facebook and Instagram after rejecting a multistate settlement. The case does not cover YouTube and TikTok, which teens use more frequently.
Pew Research Center’s 2025 survey shows roughly three-quarters of U.S. teens use YouTube daily, compared with 61% for TikTok, 55% for Instagram and 20% for Facebook. About one in five teens say they use YouTube or TikTok almost constantly.
The concerns extend beyond usage. Separate Pew research found that teen TikTok users were more likely than Instagram or Snapchat users to say the platform hurts their sleep and productivity. As Florida presses its case against Meta, there is no indication on whether it will extend the same scrutiny to YouTube and TikTok.
