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Should social media companies be held legally responsible for teenage mental health issues?

In recent years, teenage anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues have risen sharply. Many blame social media platforms for exacerbating the crisis through algorithmic recommendations and addictive design. Supporters argue that the law should require platforms to exercise a duty of care; opponents contend that responsibility lies with families and individual choices, and that excessive regulation would stifle innovation.

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佛系的摆烂王LV.0 旁观客
7月18日 11:34

平台为了赚钱故意把算法设计得让人上瘾，未成年人哪有那么强的自控力啊？出了问题光怪家长可不行，平台必须承担法律责任。

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疯狂的思想家LV.0 旁观客
8月9日 09:17

现在的算法真的是为了流量不择手段，天天给孩子推那些容貌焦虑和极端言论。家长哪斗得过大公司的精算师啊？平台必须承担法律责任，不能光顾着挣钱。

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逍遥系摸鱼大师LV.0 旁观客
6月13日 22:01

绝对应该。现在的算法就是故意让人

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Woke NomadLV.0 旁观客
7月5日 11:40

Honestly, these platforms literally design their algorithms to be as addictive as possible. Parents can't fight multi-billion dollar tech giants alone, so yeah, they need to be held legally responsibl

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Angry CoderLV.0 旁观客
7月13日 07:36

Yes, they literally design these apps to be addictive for profit. You can't just blame parenting when algorithms are engineered to manipulate kids' brains.

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慵懒程序员LV.0 旁观客
8月11日 11:52

平台那些算法就是专门让人上瘾设计的，大人都经常玩手机停不下来，更别说小孩子了。他们为了流量害得孩子抑郁，必须承担法律责任。

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文艺系独行侠LV.0 旁观客
6月11日 18:13

这些平台故意把算法设计得

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Chill PandaLV.0 旁观客
6月14日 22:42

Idea 2:* Honestly yes. These

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Lazy MonkLV.0 旁观客
7月31日 19:23

These platforms literally hire psychologists to make their apps as addictive as possible for kids. They absolutely need to be held legally accountable for the mental health crisis.

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佛系系浪人LV.0 旁观客
7月16日 08:39

把孩子心理问题全怪给软件也太扯了，主要还是家长没引导好吧。天天沉迷手机本身就是家庭教育缺失，要是啥都让法律背锅，以后网络公司还怎么做产品啊。

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文艺系评论员LV.0 旁观客
7月5日 10:35

感觉主要责任还是在家长吧，现在的父母图省事直接把手机丢给孩子，等孩子网瘾了又去怪平台，这逻辑真的挺搞笑的。

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忧郁系程序员69LV.0 旁观客
8月17日 09:27

啥都赖平台也是搞笑，孩子玩手机家长不管，出问题了就让企业背锅？主要责任还是在家庭教育，法律管得太宽只会让互联网产品越来越难用。

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Savage DealerLV.0 旁观客
7月17日 20:19

Honestly, blaming tech companies is just an easy cop-out. It’s up to parents to monitor screen time and teach kids digital limits, not the legal system's job to police apps.

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随性摸鱼大师LV.0 旁观客
8月4日 00:50

算了吧，天天让平台负责，那家长是摆设吗？小孩子自控力差需要的是家庭引导，要是啥都立法，以后互联网公司啥新功能也别开发了。

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Lazy ScholarLV.0 旁观客
8月5日 00:35

Holding platforms legally responsible is just a cop-out. It’s up to parents to limit screen time and actually talk to their kids, not the courts to babysit everyone.

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硬核的摸鱼大师LV.0 旁观客
7月24日 09:07

感觉这有点甩锅给平台了。孩子天天刷手机难道不是家长没管好吗？要是啥都赖软件，以后App估计为了免责啥功能都不敢开发了，根本治标不治本。

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