Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools

Tech companies are facing mounting child safety lawsuits and settlements as they push artificial intelligence and social media products into schools and toward younger users. Snap recently settled a case alleging severe psychological distress, while Google was sued by parents over an alleged crisis linked to its Gemini AI chatbot in Google Classroom. Plaintiffs and state attorneys general are increasingly targeting product design choices rather than user content, testing legal strategies that could impact major tech companies and upcoming public offerings. Open article →