Aral BalkanJan 8, 2023

“Seattle city school district filed a novel lawsuit blaming #BigTech for poisoning youth with social media addiction, saying schools can’t fulfill their educational mission while students are suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychological troubles.

#Alphabet Inc., #Meta Platforms Inc., #Snap Inc. and #ByteDance Ltd., owner of #TikTok, are responsible for hooking young people on their platforms and creating a mental health crisis, according to the complaint”

https://www.inkl.com/a/ZommJnURLnR

Seattle Schools Sue Big Tech Over Youth Mental Health Crisis

The Seattle city school district filed a novel lawsuit blaming Big Tech for poisoning youth with social media addiction, saying the schools can’t fulfill their educational mission while students are suffering from anxiety, depression and other psychological troubles.

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Show threadMaciej J. Hajduk Jan 8, 2023
@aral
We all should do that, Facebook, Insta, and Twitter have done more destruction in our society than anything else. They should pay bilions to fix this now.
Show threadAral Balkan

@mjh Paying billions would just be a cost of doing business and legitimise their business model. “Punishable by fine” just means “legal for the rich” as the saying goes. The solution to this is to outlaw their business model (what I call “people farming”).

#peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley

Jan 8, 2023 at 7:37amWeb
Show threadMaciej J. Hajduk Jan 8, 2023
@aral
I was rather thinking of getting all their money. But I'm also sure this should be closed and prohibited in future