Seattle schools sue TikTok, Meta and other platforms over youth 'mental health crisis'

Jan 9 2023 by Engadget

Seattle public schools have sued the tech giants behind TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, accusing them of creating a "mental health crisis among America's Youth." The 91-page lawsuit filed in a US district court states that tech giants exploit the addictive nature of social media, leading to rising anxiety, depression and thoughts of self-harm. 

"Defendants’ growth is a product of choices they made to design and operate their platforms in ways that exploit the psychology...

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