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Minnesota's Fond du Lac Band sues social media companies, alleging harm against its youths
Minnesota's Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has joined a lawsuit with other tribal nations alleging social media companies have exacerbated the mental health crisis engulfing Native American teenagers.
The Fond du Lac Band's lawsuit claims Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta and Snap — which respectively run Google/YouTube, TikTok, Facebook/Instagram and Snapchat — have violated Minnesota's laws against public nuisance, negligence, deceptive trade practice and unfair or unconscionable acts. "The measures should prevent platforms from collecting sensitive data from children and should restrict the use of features like push notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll, which prey on developing brains and contribute to excessive use," Murthy said. Dr. Sarah Jerstad, the clinical director of psychological services at Children's Minnesota, told WCCO in April she sides with a study conducted by Murthy's office that determined 14 is likely the ideal age to start using social media.
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