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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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Dozens of U.S. states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.
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    It is. Among literal children, TikTok and YouTube wins because it’s easy to consume without a real social network.

    Among teenagers, though, Instagram goes hard.

    Since 2014-15, TikTok has arisen; Facebook usage has dropped; Instagram, Snapchat have grown

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      I honestly don’t know how I’ve ended up believing teens and the early 20’s had ditched IG

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