Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Hundreds of lawsuits claim social media platforms have caused a youth mental health crisis.

The cases against Meta Platforms Inc., Google LLC, BytDance Ltd., and Snap Inc., have a high hurdle: the tech industry's liability shield, Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.

The plaintiffs are taking a page out of the playbook that brought down Big Tobacco. They argue social media apps, like cigarettes, are products and the tech industry knew their product causes harm.

In this video, we look at the legal battle over social media's impact on teens.

(Narrated and produced by Kirby Ferguson; Senior Producer: Andrew Satter; Executive Producer: Josh Block)

Видео Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens канала Bloomberg Law