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☆ TikTok sued in France over harmful content that allegedly led to two suicides
  + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said Monday. The lawsuit alleges TikTok’s algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo. They must, therefore, answer for the product’s shortcomings.”TikTok, like other social media platforms, has long faced scrutiny over the policing of content on its app. Just like Meta (META) with Facebook and Instagram, it faces hundreds of lawsuits in the United States accusing the companies of enticing and addicting millions of children to their platforms, damaging their mental health. CEO Shou Zi Chew this year told US lawmakers the company has invested in measures to protect young people who use the app.
Persons: Laure Boutron, Marmion, franceinfo, “, ”, TikTok, Shou Zi Chew Organizations: Facebook Locations: Boutron, Europe, United States
☆ Investors piled a record $12.6 billion into wellness apps during the pandemic. Now they're starting to bet on startups tackling mental illnesses.
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The COVID-19 pandemic created a wellness boom across Europe, with mindfulness apps growing rapidly. VCs pumped a record $771 million into European startups tackling mental illnesses in 2021, per Dealroom. But psychologists have been clear that they are not substitutes for clinically-approved treatments for mental health conditions. Now, there is a new wave of startups looking to move beyond wellness and tackle mental illnesses. "The scale of the problem of mental illnesses became evident after COVID-19," Joseph Zipfel, chief investment officer at SFC, told Insider.
☆ See the 18-slide pitch deck Peachy, a digital health insurance platform targeted at millennials, used to raise $1.6 million
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
London-based Peachy has raised $1.6 million for its health insurance platform. The startup tailors its digital platform to millennials and aims to expand its services to SMEs. Check out the 18-slide deck used to raise the fresh funding. A startup that has created a digital health insurance platform for millennials and service workers has closed a $1.6 million seed round. Their backers included the likes of Dr Damien Marmion, ex-CEO of global insurance provider Axa Global Health, Eva Maria Barbosa, partner at global law firm Clyde and Co, and Sian Fisher, ex-CEO of the Chartered Institute of Insurers, among others.
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