For 10th graders, it was an increase from 18% to 23%, and 12th graders soared from 14% to 22%. The number of children in eighth grade who have considered it jumped from 15% to 20% between 20. Suicide, it adds, is now the second leading cause of death for youths. The lawsuit notes that between 20, the school district saw an average 30% increase in the number of students who reported feeling “so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that stopped doing some usual activities.” “Defendants’ misconduct has been a substantial factor in causing a youth mental health crisis, which has been marked by higher and higher proportions of youth struggling with anxiety, depression, thoughts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation.” “Defendants have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth, hooking tens of millions of students across the country into positive feedback loops of excessive use and abuse of Defendants’ social media platforms,” the suit alleges.

District Court in Washington state, says the companies behind TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat have cultivated and exploited the addictive nature of the platforms, which has led to a rising number of kids affected with anxiety and depression, as well as a growing number who consider or inflict self-harm. The school system, in a 91-page complaint filed Friday in U.S.

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