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Social Media Companies Face Legal Reckoning Over Mental Health Harms to Children
Trials target Meta, YouTube, and TikTok for alleged addictive design and failure to prevent child exploitation, with thousands of families and school districts involved.
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Oh, The Irony: Tech Accountability Case Sidelined By Lawyer’s Tech Violations
Judges have very limited patience for lawyers who decide that courtroom rules are more of a vibes-based suggestion. And in the sprawling, high-stakes social media addiction litigation — the one trying to make Big Tech answer for allegedly hooking kids’ brains like it’s nicotine with better branding — patience finally snapped. Enter Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center and, until very recently, a member of the plaintiff…
Some of the major technology companies are accused of harming the mental health of children. Judiciary actions come from school districts, local, state and federal governments, and thousands of families.
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First Amendment WatchSocial Media Companies Face Legal Reckoning Over Mental Health Harms to Children
(MedPage Today) -- For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children's mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous...
Social Media Trial Is Exposing a Growing Crisis for Gen Z Mental Health
The debate over social media and its impact on the mental health of Gen Z and teens has reached an important point in a U.S. courtroom. The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, recently testified in a court in a case that claims major social media platforms are designed to keep children addicted and harm their overall well-being. Social media faces growing concerns about its impact on the mental health of Gen Z The case was brought by a 20-year-old wom…
Parallels are growing between the tobacco industry lawsuits of the 1990s and the current social media lawsuits, with Mark Zuckerberg facing a jury for the first time after Meta was accused of knowingly operating harmful and addictive platforms that endangered the mental health of children.
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