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Spokane Public Schools social media youth-harm suit

Teen mental health
Ongoing
Joined Jun 7, 2023
AI system / company
Meta/Instagram, Snap/Snapchat, TikTok/ByteDance, Google/YouTube
Jurisdiction
United States (Washington)
Court / regulator
Federal court (joined the school-district social-media litigation)
Status
Ongoing

What happened

The Spokane Public Schools board voted in June 2023 to join the wave of school-district lawsuits (following Seattle) against the operators of TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. The complaint alleges the companies intentionally market to youth and affirmatively recommend harmful content, contributing to rising depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and bullying among students.

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