Seattle School District number 1 has filed a cases before US district Court, western district of Washington at Seattle claiming Meta, facebook, instagram,Snap,tik tok, google etc. are responsible for creating public nuisance under Washington law by operating their platforms in such a manner that has affected mental health of children and youths.
The plaintiff demands a jury trail to adjudicate whether the above mentioned tech giants are responsible for ongoing mental health issues among youths. The Plaintiff claims that defendants have designed their platforms in such a way that affects the psychology and neurophysiology of thier users into spending more and more time on these platforms.
Their has been a rapid increase in anxiety,depression ,thoughts of self harm among youths in previous decade, all thanks to the social media. Undoubtedly the suit is of public importance and the court must utilize this opportunity to direct the social media giants to develop more responsible practices.