Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides

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Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth.

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Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms; Snapchat's Snap Inc.; TikTok parent company ByteDance; and Alphabet, which owns YouTube and Google, as defendants.

The Associated Press reached out to the companies for comment. Google said “the allegations in these complaints are simply not true." Mental health care is already difficult to access from remote locations, and generations of colonization and social stigma create more barriers, particularly when the care isn’t culturally appropriate, advocates say.

Native American identity is a complex mix of political and cultural experiences that varies from tribe to tribe and within Indigenous communities, adding a unique layer of stress onto other social pressures, Wiglesworth said.

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