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The Independent UK
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Itzel Luna

Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit

Uvalde School Shooting Lawsuits - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram's parent company, argued Tuesday.

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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