Seattle Public Schools are suing big tech for helping cause a youth mental health crisis. The school district is going after TikTok, Meta, Snap and other companies, and this is just one of many cases that seek to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children.
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Apr 2024
Facebook whistleblower on school boards’ social media lawsuits
In a Canadian first, four Ontario school boards are taking the companies behind Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok to court, alleging the platforms are knowingly harming students and disrupting the ways schools operate.
The claims haven’t been proven in court, and all thre ... Show More
30m 56s
Jun 2023
Wired for Trouble: Kara Swisher on Big Tech
Today, we explore the perils of social media on kids and the way families are fighting back against big tech. First, how the experience of Candace Wuest and her daughter CeCe show the consequences of social media on kids. Then, journalist Kara Swisher takes us through the long vi ... Show More
32m 53s
Nov 2023
A Strategy to Treat Big Tech Like Big Tobacco
<p>A historic set of new lawsuits, filed by more than three dozen states, accuses Meta, the country’s largest social media company, of illegally luring children onto its platforms and hooking them on its products.</p><p>Natasha Singer, who covers technology, business and society ... Show More
33m 36s