A 15-year-old in Florida has sued social media companies for addiction

World Yesterday, 23:55

The YouTube platform has settled a lawsuit regarding social media addiction filed by a 15-year-old teenager living in the US state of Florida. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

This case is seen as further legal pressure on tech companies accused of exacerbating the mental health crisis among children. In court documents, the teenager, identified as R.K.C.,

accused YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and Snap of using mechanisms specifically designed to keep users hooked. In particular, it was noted that the infinite content feed and autoplay video functions led to excessive use, causing anxiety, insomnia, and other problems.

Google, in its statement, stated that it has focused on developing the platform in a safe and age-appropriate manner for children. The company reminded that it launched the YouTube Kids app specifically for children in 2015.

This case is part of more than a thousand similar lawsuits in California. Previously, a 20-year-old girl won $6 million in damages after accusing Meta and YouTube of creating systems that make young users addicted.

Meanwhile, another court in the state of New Mexico forced Meta to pay $375 million for misleading users regarding child safety. Currently, thousands of lawsuits related to the activities of social networks are ongoing across the US.

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