Seattle Public Schools 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. FOX13
, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.
"Defendants have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth, hooking tens of millions of students across the country into positive feedback loops of excessive use and abuse of Defendants’ social media platforms," the complaint said. "Worse, the content Defendants curate and direct to youth is too often harmful and exploitive ...."
In emailed statements Sunday, Google and Snap said they had worked to protect young people who use their platforms.State attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on children, young adults
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