Maryland Public School Sues Social Media Companies For Sparking Mental Health Crisis
A Maryland public school board said it is filing a legal claim against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, for negatively affecting the mental health of young students.
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) filed a nearly 200-page lawsuit against the social media companies for allegedly targeting children with apps that were designed to be addictive, reported Fox Business.
School administrators accused the apps’ parent companies, Meta, Snap Inc., Byte Dance, and Google, of gross negligence and of deliberately creating a public nuisance, citing a worsening mental health crisis amid a rise in cyberbullying among teenagers.
The lawsuit alleged that they designed the platforms without fully understanding the consequences on children’s mental health, which has caused a jump in eating disorders, depression, and suicidal intention among students….