Tribes are taking social media giants to court for preying on a vulnerable population.
Washington, D.C.-Two of the state's largest tribes are hoping that new lawsuits, aimed at holding social media companies accountable, will help address mental health issues sweeping youth across their reservations.
The lawsuits, filed this fall in the U.S. Northern District Court of California by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations against Meta Platforms and a host of other social media companies, come amid alarming statistics.
In 2022, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives faced a suicide rate 91 percent higher than the general population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
