Social media companies face thousands of US lawsuits over user harm allegations
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Kali Hays
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Social media companies including Meta, Google, Snapchat, TikTok, Discord, and Roblox are facing thousands of lawsuits in the US over allegations that their platforms have harmed users, particularly children. The BBC examines four significant cases that could set important legal precedents for how social media platforms are held accountable for user harm, marking a dramatic shift from the early days when these platforms were celebrated for connecting people and democratizing information.
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· 2 pulledWhen social media started to take over the internet 20 years ago, it was widely hailed as a game-changing technology that would connect people across divides and make information more accessible.
Today, companies like Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, Google, owner of Youtube, and Snapchat, along with relatively newer platforms like TikTok, Discord and social gaming platform Roblox, are facing thousands of lawsuits in the US over claims that they have instead harmed users, children
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