A slew of school districts across the country are suing social media companies, alleging that the tech giants are contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
The San Mateo lawsuit points to
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed youth were experiencing rising rates of poor mental health and suicide risk.
"Nothing is more important to us than the wellbeing of our community," a spokesperson for Snapchat told Axios in a statement, adding, "we are constantly evaluating how we continue to make our platform safer, including through new education, features and protections."
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