The public schools of Washington, United States, filed a lawsuit on Friday once morest Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube for causing “harm” to the mental health of young people.
The schools of the US entity indicated that social networks affect the mental health of minors. He even insisted that some young people they have come to take their lives for these alleged damages.
“The increase in suicides, suicide attempts, and mental health-related emergency room visits are not a coincidence,” the lawsuit states, according to a review. infobae.
For whistleblowers, “social media companies should be held accountable for the damage they have caused to the social, emotional and mental health of their students”. In addition, they indicated that these social networks have caused a “mental health crisis.”
THEY “PROFIT” FROM THE “DAMAGES”
The lawsuit insists that these companies affect mental health “for profit.” “The more time users spend on these platforms, more defendants can sell”, he exposes.
“This crisis was already worsening before the pandemic and research has identified that social networks play a significant role in the emergence of mental health problems in young people,” he said.
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The lawsuit comes shortly following the president of the United States, Joe Biden, asked social networks to “account” for the damage to young people. He even asserted that these companies make a “national experiment with our children for profit”.
Meanwhile, the call is advancing in some political sectors to regulate the functioning of social networks. Also, several Republicans They have called to ban TikTok in the United States for alleged security risks.
