Naomi Nix
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And so there's been several cases in which, you know, that young child has committed suicide because it was so distressing to have that experience.
I think there's been a lot of attention around also technology in schools.
We've seen an entire movement across the United States in which schools or school districts have banned phones within the schools because school districts themselves and sort of the ministers are saying we're seeing the effects of phones, you know, on academic performance and sort of the environment of the school environment.
Like it's hard to have a debate about like what the pro is for a teenager using social media at 2 a.m.
when they probably, you know, when they have a test at 7 a.m.
And so I do think that while some of this sort of conversation around like depression and anxiety has been a little bit nuanced among researchers, I do think there's other types of potential harms that the plaintiffs will be able to point to.
And the other thing they have on their side is just the documents.
The companies have their own internal research in which they have looked at these issues.
And that will be especially critical, I think, in the case.
If not maybe as much as a mental health concern, but just of like, how do I want to spend my time?
Is it connecting with the people that I care about?
Is it pursuing work that makes me feel like a productive citizen?
Or is it scrolling TikTok for three hours, right?
And I think one of the interesting things about this case is because it's a jury trial,
My guess is the jurors are all going to relate to the issues.