Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures
The Verge Richard Lawler
Meta lawyers sought to keep evidence in teen-safety lawsuits from public view by invoking attorney-client privilege, while the plaintiffs challenged how broadly that label was used. The unsealed document referenced by the suing side shows a 2024 order for baseball caps labeled “a/c priv.” as part of the Teen Accounts team’s swag. The dispute is likely to expand scrutiny of which materials Meta can withhold and whether the privilege claim applies to that evidence.
Why it matters
Meta's lawyers have argued that certain evidence should be withheld from public view on the grounds of attorney-client privilege in the ongoing lawsuits over alleged harm to teens' safety and mental health. Lawyers suing the company said this week that the label has been applied far too broadly, while pointing to a recently unsealed document […]
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