Should TikTok be forced to pay for teen mental health services? This school district says yes

Jan 9 2023 by Fast Company

A novel lawsuit argues that social media companies should help pay for rising costs associated with student mental health care.

Seattle’s public school district has filed what may be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the major social media companies—TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Snap—arguing that by “exploit[ing] the vulnerable brains of youth” for a profit, Big Tech has created a mental-health epidemic in teenagers across the country.

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