Three Alabama school districts are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, claiming the social media companies are contributing to the youth mental health crisis.
“We are bringing these lawsuits due to the mental health crisis that these social media companies, products have caused students which has then bled into these districts,” Davis Vaughn, an attorney with Beasley Allen law firm said.
“It’s addictiveness. It’s design and unfortunately the schools have been left to front a lot of the costs and expenses of the youth mental crisis caused by these social media companies,” Vaughn said.
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