Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit against TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram and their parent companies, alleging that the social media giants successfully exploited the fragile brains of young people for their own benefit and used psychological tactics to cause a mental health crisis for young people at school. The suit seeks the largest statutory and civil penalties allowed under the law, arguing that the social media company violated Washington state’s public nuisance law. Seattle Public Schools says it has suffered extensive financial and operational harm from students’ social media use and addiction.
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