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Social media companies ignored harms for profits, US plaintiffs allege

By Xu Yuan ( November 25, 2025, 01:15 GMT | Insight) -- As Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap seek dismissal of US school districts’ allegations over youth mental health in a federal court in California, the plaintiffs have divulged more details on the companies’ alleged knowledge of their social media apps’ harm to children and teenagers and their ignoring of such harms in pursuit of profits.As Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google and Snap seek dismissal of US school districts’ allegations related to youth mental health in a California federal court, the plaintiffs have divulged more details of the companies’ alleged knowledge of their social media apps’ harm to children and teenagers and their ignoring of such harms in pursuit of profits....

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