Moreover, the report said that the social media platforms in defence argued that they have tools in place to protect children. “YouTube, Snap, TikTok and their related companies have carefully cultivated the crisis, which is a feature - not a bug - of their social media products,” it added. “Powerful corporations who wield unmatched, highly concentrated technology in pursuit of profit are knowingly creating this unprecedented mental health crisis,” the lawsuit states. In the lawsuit, the San Mateo County School Superintendent and School Board also claim that the tech companies engaged in activities such as negligence, racketeering, public nuisance, and unfair competition law violations, reports Fox News. A US-based school has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat, alleging they are purposefully designed to be addictive, having “carefully cultivated” a mental health crisis among students.
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