In the United States, a mother identified as Tammy Rodríguez sued technology companies Meta and Snap this Thursday before a Federal Court in San Francisco (California, United States) for the suicide of her 11-year-old daughter Selena, which occurred last month. July, alleging that he was a victim of the “harmful effects of social networks,” local media report.
In the lawsuit, the woman accuses Meta-owned social network Instagram and messaging app Snapchat of getting the girl addicted to what she describes as “dangerous and problematic social media products.”
It also ensures that Selena took her own life “after fighting against the harmful effects of social networks”, and argued that these applications are designed to “exploit human psychology” through the use of sophisticated algorithms and artificial intelligence.
Selena Rodríguez’s mother sued Meta and Snapchat under the argument of “harmful effects of social networks” for youth. Photo: Daniel Augusto, Cuartoscuro
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In her plea, Rodríguez explains that the little girl started using social media applications in 2019, to which she soon became addicted. So much so, that when someone tried to limit his use, he would sneak out to access his accounts on other devices.
A therapist who treated her daughter said she had “never seen a patient as addicted to social media” as her. The mother explained that the COVID-19 pandemic only made the situation worse, causing the girl to become increasingly depressed and insomniac, until she finally took her own life.
The litigating party alleges that the tech giants that own social networks have spent billions of dollars to encourage addictive use of their platforms, despite having the resources to design products that are safe for ordinary consumers, including minors.
Source: However
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