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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem — in their case, the mental heal…
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Seattle public schools sue social media companies for allegedly harming students' mental health
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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Seattle’s public school system on Friday filed a lawsuit against several Big Tech companies alleging their platforms have a negative impact on students’ mental health and claiming that has impeded the ability of its schools “to fulfill its educational mission.
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem — in their case, the mental heal…
Even if the Supreme Court were to clear the way for lawsuits like Seattle's, the district has a daunting challenge in proving the industry's liability.
