Social Media Mental Health Warnings Should Be Required To Protect Teens: U.S. Surgeon General
Surgeon General says social media is contributing to a mental health crisis among U.S. teens, increasing the risks of depression, anxiety and suicide.
Tag Archives: Addiction
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JPML Rejects Calls to Create Video Game Addiction Lawsuit MDL
Video game addiction lawsuits target too many different games and developers to justify centralizing all claims before one federal judge, MDL Panel finds.
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Lawsuit Claims Video Games Are Designed to Cause Addiction in Children
Teen was only 11 years old when he became addicted to video games due to predatory designs employed by several major developers
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Roblox Lawsuit Alleges Video Game Addiction Contributed to Teen’s ADHD, Mental Health Problems
Video game addiction affects anywhere from three to six million children in the U.S., which lawsuit alleges helped Roblox rake in more than $2 billion last year.
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School Districts Joining Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Seeking Reimbursement for Costs Necessary to Address Mental Health Problems
Lawsuit alleges that school districts have been forced to put in place mental health programs, mobile crisis units and other costly efforts to combat social media addictions among students.
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Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Companies Bear Responsibility for Teen’s Suicide After Online Sexual Blackmail
Scammers blackmailed the teen into giving explicit photos on Facebook, which they then used to blackmail him for $3,500, according to a recent lawsuit that blames social media for leading to his suicide.
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Video Game Addiction Lawsuits Seek Damages From Microsoft, Google, Sony and Other Developers
Some parents say their children spend $350 a month on their video game addiction, and harmful techniques employed by the developers leave children with severe depression, anxiety, and bursts of rage.
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Alcohol-Related Deaths On the Rise in Recent Years: CDC Report
More than 178,000 alcohol-related deaths occur every year in the United States, according to CDC researchers, which call for increasing alcohol taxes or reducing availability of alcohol delivery services that emerged during COVID-19.
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Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Filed By State Attorneys General Over Facebook, Instagram Impact on Children
Lawsuit alleges Facebook and Instagram misled the public about the risks of social media addiction on children, while illegally collecting personal data without parents' knowledge or consent.
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MDL Established for Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Other Platforms
The JPML ordered that all social media addiction lawsuits will be centralized in the Northern District of California for pretrial proceedings.
