As a concerned parent and long-time user of social media platforms, I find myself deeply troubled by the recent legal issues surrounding YouTube and other popular apps like TikTok and Facebook. Having witnessed firsthand the impact these platforms can have on children and young adults, it’s disheartening to see them being targeted for their alleged role in exacerbating mental health crises among the youth.
Recently, it’s not just TikTok that’s dealing with legal troubles. In fact, YouTube is also under scrutiny by the state of Arkansas. They argue that the video-streaming platform may be doing more harm than good.
In September 2024, the state initiated a legal action, accusating both YouTube and its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. (also the proprietor of Google), for intentionally aggravating the escalating mental health issues in their young user base.
The lawsuit states that YouTube promotes damaging content, delivers frequent bursts of dopamine to its users, boosts youth involvement, and increases advertising income. Consequently, issues related to young people’s mental health have mirrored the escalation of social media platforms, especially YouTube.
In Arkansas’ lawsuit, there aren’t any clearly defined financial penalties, but they do ask YouTube to cover the costs associated with educational and prevention programs addressing excessive and harmful social media usage.
Nevertheless, Google disputes these accusations. Spokesman Jose Castaneda contends that the charges made in the state’s lawsuit are “merely untrue.
Ensuring a secure and healthy environment for the younger generation is at the heart of what we do,” he explained. “Working hand in hand with youth, mental health professionals, and parenting experts, we’ve designed services and policies tailored to young people’s needs, while giving parents strong control options.
As a gamer, I’ve noticed that YouTube isn’t an isolated case when it comes to legal issues; Arkansas has also taken action against TikTok and Meta (the parent company of Facebook). They accused these platforms of being deceptive about the child safety features and privacy protections they claim to have in place, as reported by KOB 4.
YouTube has recently become a subject of criticism, following similar issues faced by TikTok when it was involved in multiple lawsuits due to the tragic deaths of children linked to the “blackout game” or “blackout challenge.” It seems that these unfortunate incidents occurred after users observed this trend within the app.
Earlier this year, educational institutions in Canada filed a law suit against TikTok, Meta, and Snapchat, alleging that these platforms interfere with the nation’s education system to the tune of $4.5 billion.
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2024-10-02 00:48