A Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Social Media Apps
There are many times that I feel like we would all be better off if we took a month vacation from social media. These platforms seem to be more negative than positive these days. It seems like people only use them to complain and vent. Have you ever gone on the town Facebook sites? The town pages are filled with ridiculous negative comments. What about posting something good about your neighborhood or neighbors? I like to read the comments that people post but when I do, I get myself aggravated by the way people seem to be so overreactive and sensitive about everything today. Well I can certainly see why there is a new lawsuit claiming that social media platforms are having a negative effect on teens’ mental health.
Popular apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are facing a lawsuit against a group of parents and their children, comparing the platforms to defective products that cause harm to the user. The lawsuit filed by the Social Media Victims Law Center points specifically to algorithms that put potentially harmful content in front of young users, which leads to outcomes such as mental health issues and eating disorders.
The lawsuit also claims that the apps purposefully don’t have parental controls, while alleging that platforms like TikTok and Snapchat are aware that people are making multiple accounts with different emails, resulting in more bullying among the young demographic using said platforms.
“Each of Defendant’s products are designed in a manner intended to and that do prevent parents from exercising their right to protect and oversee the health and welfare of their child,” the lawsuit states, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Defendants’ products are meant to enable children to evade parental controls.”
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