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The US “Yuan” company has been jointly sued by 29 US states for its social media platforms suspected of designing addictive products for young people, etc. On August 18, the case was heard in a federal court in Oakland, California. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that the “Yuan” company lied to the public and Congress that it knew that its product design would cause addiction among teenagers and cause health problems such as anxiety and depression. The parents of several teenagers who have committed suicide said that the “Yuan” company's product design will make young people addicted to it, and psychological problems will occur later. Their deaths were not an accident, but the “design” of an algorithm. (CCTV International News)

Zhitongcaijing·08/19/2026 06:25:04
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The US “Yuan” company has been jointly sued by 29 US states for its social media platforms suspected of designing addictive products for young people, etc. On August 18, the case was heard in a federal court in Oakland, California. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that the “Yuan” company lied to the public and Congress that it knew that its product design would cause addiction among teenagers and cause health problems such as anxiety and depression. The parents of several teenagers who have committed suicide said that the “Yuan” company's product design will make young people addicted to it, and psychological problems will occur later. Their deaths were not an accident, but the “design” of an algorithm. (CCTV International News)