The lawsuit blames TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat for declining mental health and behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, disordered eating and cyberbullying.
SEATTLE — A public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.
It blames them for worsening mental health and behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, disordered eating and cyberbullying; making it more difficult to educate students; and forcing schools to take steps such as hiring additional mental health professionals, developing lesson plans about the effects of social media, and providing additional training to teachers.
"Plaintiff is not alleging Defendants are liable for what third-parties have said on Defendants' platforms but, rather, for Defendants' own conduct," the lawsuit said."Defendants affirmatively recommend and promote harmful content to youth, such as pro-anorexia and eating disorder content."
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