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  I think we can all agree that unregulated social media was a mistake.
context: So basically these schools are suing on behalf of parents... And also taking the cash? >
  
  Someone's got to pay for the therapy to undo the "make people hate each other to sell ads" shit. >
  
  Why not also sue parents? >
  
  i agree, these tech companies did not give these children access, their parents did. >
  
  Except that the tech companies did literally give the children access. >
  
  Unless the kids are accessing these tech sites with ESP, the parents gave the kids the technology to access these sites or gave permission for the kids to use a device that has access to these sites. The parents are the ones ultimately responsible. >
  
  Because kids are never given internet access for something like homework and then dick around on social media instead. >
  
  Here's a thought exercise, if a kid misbehaves in school, is it the responsibility of the parent to correct the behavior? Yes
  If a kid is caught watching porn, can the parents can be legally charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor? Yes
  There's plenty of legal examples already declaring parents are the ultimate gate keeper to what their kids do, including online. You also can't use the excuse of parents not knowing how to do this, as they grew up with the internet at this point. >
  
  Deleted Facebook 3 years ago and never looked back. Yes, reddit is technically social media but is much more anonymous and has much more educational dialog so I give it a pass. Also, especially when living in a more rural area, it's a great way to network with other tech savvy people, i.e. electronics hobbyists, amateur programmers, etc. Never bothered with instagram, snapchat, tiktok or that other stuff. >
  
  I'm weening off Facebook, and finding generally speaking people on Reddit are better, however I've also noticed that there's a lot of Facebook asshats moving at the same time as Facebook collapses. >
  
  Dude I’m a software engineer. Python is everywhere, it’s not related to demographic. >
  
  You’re crossing a divide and leaping to a conclusion… bring it down a notch… “there’s a correlation between people who don’t read and stupid” >
  
  I expect people who read are too. Rural Texas though? I guess people are also rare… so you’ve got a ratio of (few people):(few people that read):(few people who code) >
  
  What I don’t get is why they blocked Facebook in my district but not Tik Tok. Seems like Tik Tok is facebook on crack, so… >
  
  It’s so dumb. My employer blocks eBay and Etsy but not Amazon. They block all social media including Twitter and send out company updates via email with… a Twitter link that you can’t access. >
  
  This might be an unpopular opinion, but as much as I dislike social media, I think this is ridiculous. The platforms aren’t the problem, it’s the lack of regulation within them allowing for malicious usage. Better regulation, government or otherwise would make these platforms far better for society as a whole. For me it’s very similar to suing gun manufacturers because some wacko uses their product to kill people. Are most gun manufacturers shitty companies? Yea, probably. Just like most social media companies. But the lack of regulation and the lack of attention given to providing help for mental health is more of a contributor than the company providing a product to the rest of society that is responsible. >
  
  Title should read: Seattle Law firm tricks school district into waisting tax payer money on a hopeless nonsense lawsuit in the hope to halt…. The internet. >
  
  Does anyone know if TV companies were ever sued in early days? Pretty sure video game companies have been. >
  
  The ONLY people that will benefit from these frivolous lawsuits are the lawyers, well maybe also the schools for kudos🤷‍♂️