专题06 西雅图学校起诉社交媒体伤害学生心理健康-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Seattle Public Schools Sue Social Media Companies for Allegedly Harming Students' Mental Health 西雅图学校起诉社交媒体伤害学生心理健康 文章选自《有线电视新闻网CNN》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：心理健康 原文出处：CNN 语篇类型：新闻报道 关键词：school；health；platform；profit；anxiety 篇章导读：西雅图的公立学校系统对几家大科技公司提起诉讼，称他们的平台对学生的心理健康有负面影响，并声称这阻碍了学校“履行教育使命”的能力。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 Seattle's public school system on Friday filed a lawsuit against several Big Tech companies alleging their platforms have a negative impact on students' mental health and claiming that has impeded the ability of its schools “to fulfill its educational mission.”。 The lawsuit was filed against the parent companies of some of the most popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. The school district, which is the largest in the state of Washington with nearly 50,000 students, alleges in the suit that the companies “have successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth” to maximize how much time users spend on their platforms in order to boost profits. The actions taken by the platforms, according to the suit, have “been a substantial factor in causing a youth mental health crisis, which has been marked by higher and higher proportions of youth struggling with anxiety, depression, thoughts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation.” The school district said students experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues perform worse in school, are less likely to attend school, more likely to engage in substance use, and to act out. The district said it continues to take additional steps to train teachers and screen students for mental health symptoms who may need further support but it needs a comprehensive, long-term plan and funding amid the growing mental health crisis today's “youth are experiencing at the companies' hands.”. The school district is seeking unspecified monetary damages. The lawsuit comes more than a year after executives from social media plat