For years, social media corporations have denied claims that they hurt adolescents’ mental health by making their platforms addictive and not keeping them safe from sexual predators and harmful content. These big internet companies are now having an opportunity to make their case in courts all throughout the country, even in front of a jury for the first time.
Federal and state courts are trying to hold some of the biggest companies, like Meta and TikTok, accountable for hurting kids’ mental health. School districts, municipal, state, and federal governments, as well as thousands of families, have all filed lawsuits.
There are currently two trials going on, one in Los Angeles and one in New Mexico. More will follow. The litigation battles are the result of years of looking into the platforms’ child safety and whether they are designed to be addictive and present information that leads to despair, eating disorders, or suicide.
Experts think that the case is similar to those against the tobacco and opioid industries, and the plaintiffs want social media corporations to have the same results as cigarette makers, medication businesses, pharmacies, and distributors.
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