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22.05.26 - 07:54
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Meta settles major social media addiction lawsuit with school district (The Guardian)
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Kentucky is one of about 1,200 school districts across the US that have each sued Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTubeMeta agreed to settle a major lawsuit on Thursday with a school district in Kentucky over claims that its social networks are designed to be addictive, leading to harm in children. The settlement comes less than three weeks before the case was scheduled to go to trial in federal court in California.About 1,200 school districts from across the US came together to each sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube for allegedly fueling a mental health crisis in children. TikTok, Snap and YouTube settled their suits with Kentucky over the past couple of weeks. Continue reading......
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21.05.26 - 19:42
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Meta Settles School Suit Over Social Media, Averting First Trial (Bloomberg)
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Meta Platforms Inc. reached an agreement to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging that addiction to Instagram and other top social media platforms upended learning across America and pushed US public schools to spend enormous resources fighting a mental health crisis, according to a court filing....
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20.05.26 - 09:30
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Limit social media ban for under-16s to unsafe apps, Starmer urged (The Guardian)
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Campaigners warn against blanket restrictions and say focus should be on blocking teenagers from platforms with 'risky' featuresOnline safety campaigners have urged Keir Starmer to block under-16s from accessing social media apps that do not meet strict safety standards, instead of implementing a broader Australia-style ban.The NSPCC, Molly Rose Foundation and Smartphone Free Childhood said tech platforms should not be allowed to offer “risky” features to teenagers such as infinite scrolling, disappearing messages and push notifications. Continue reading......
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