The San Mateo County Board of Education has filed suit against the parent companies of YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok citing evidence that they were designed to be addictive and are harming the mental health of children.But where is San Mateo County resident corporation Meta in all this?Following in the footsteps of Seattle's public school district, which filed a similar lawsuit in January, the school district in San Mateo County filed suit Wednesday against Snap Inc., Alphabet Inc., and ByteDance Inc., which respectively own Snapchat, YouTube, and TikTok, claiming that they are negligently harming American children and "monetizing misery" through the design of their apps.
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