This April 9, 2006 file photo shows New York Post columnist Cindy Adams at the opening night of the Broadway play "Festen," in New York. Adams will be the subject of a Showtime documentary series in 2021 with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard executive producing. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, File)
By Mark Kennedy, Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --
Showtime will be putting the spotlight on Cindy Adams, the New York Post columnist and elder stateswoman of Manhattan gossip.
The 89-year-old Adams will be the subject of a documentary series in 2021 with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard executive producing.
At her height, Adams wrote six columns a week for the Post, appeared four times a week on New York's WNBC-TV, as well as stops on "Geraldo" and E! She's known for the phrase: "Only in New York, kids, only in New York."
Adams was a founding member of the TV hit "A Current Affair" and her books include "The Gift of Jazzy." And she has released her own fragrance, called "Gossip." She made her Broadway debut in 2001 as the narrator of "The Rocky Horror Show."
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Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms.
"We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways," said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content.
Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is "confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people." Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit "would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions" and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
"The Commonwealth would have a better chance of getting around the First Amendment if they alleged that the speech was false or fraudulent," Mosier said. "But when they acknowledge that its truthful that brings it in the heart of the First Amendment."
Meta is facing federal and state lawsuits claiming it knowingly designed features — such as constant notifications and the ability to scroll endlessly — that addict children.
In 2023, 33 states filed a joint lawsuit against the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant claiming that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law. In addition, states including... Read More
