Social Media News: Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 22 February 2026; Created: 22 February 2026; Last Updated: 22 February 2026

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content.
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Posted: 2026-02-20 10:24:00

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