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Social Media Linked to Teen Suicides | Oakland News
Four families are taking major social media giants to court, accusing Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube of fueling a youth mental health crisis that led to the suicides of their teenage children. The teens, aged 13 to 18, died between last summer and this fall after becoming increasingly withdrawn and anxious as their screen time soared. Parents say their once-happy kids spiraled under the platforms’ addictive design. Legal experts argue these companies have shattered public trust and harmed an entire generation — and this isn’t the first time they’ve faced legal consequences, with a recent…
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