(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 09 - WASHINGTON - Seattle public schools have filed a new mega lawsuit against the technology giants that own TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, accusing them of being responsible for damage to the mental health of millions of kids.
From 2009 to 2019, there was a 30 percent increase in city public school students reporting that they felt "dead sad or hopeless nearly every day for two weeks or more" in the 91-page court filing filed in court, ABC News reports. following".
In particular, schools accuse social media of being responsible for the greater spread of a series of pathologies including anxiety, depression, eating problems and cyberbullying.
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This makes it more difficult for schools to do their job of educating students, according to the complaint, forcing them to enlist the support of mental health professionals, develop alternative and parallel tuition plans on the effects of social media, as well as train teachers on the topic.
In essence, the lawsuit asks the court to order big tech companies to pay damages and pay for prevention and treatment for the excessive and problematic use of social media.
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In essence, the lawsuit asks the court to order big tech companies to pay damages and pay for prevention and treatment for the excessive and problematic use of social media.
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In essence, the lawsuit asks the court to order big tech companies to pay damages and pay for prevention and treatment for the excessive and problematic use of social media.
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