Meta, Snap, TikTok, YouTube shouldn't cite racial, employee issues in trial, schools say

( October 16, 2026, 22:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The two school systems suing Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok on addictive design claims have asked a federal judge to block the social media defendants from mentioning racial problems and employee misconduct in the school systems — he Tucson (Arizona) Unified School District and the Charleston County (South Carolina) School District. "Defendants have made race and segregation a recurring theme of this case," the TUSD district said in a court filing. See attached documents....

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