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2023 OSAA 1A Volleyball State Championship
Round 1 Wednesday, October 25th
N.D. Vs Eddyville @ N.D.
First Set 25-15 Warriors!
Second Set 25-11 Warriors!!
Third Set 25-17 WARRIORS!!!
N.D./Yoncalla WarEagle @ Rogue River Chieftains
10.06.2023
War Eagles(62) win over Chieftains(30)
October 2023
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Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum, Bipartisan AG Coalition Sue
Meta (Facebook and Instagram) for Harms to Youth Mental Health
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum
today filed suit against Meta, the parent
company of Facebook and Instagram,
among other brands. The federal
complaint, joined by 33 states and filed
in U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California, asserts that Meta
knowingly designed and deployed
harmful features on Instagram and
its other social media platforms that
purposefully addict children and teens.
All the while, Meta falsely assured the
public that these features are safe and
suitable for young users.
The attorneys general assert that
Meta’s business practices violate state
consumer protection laws and the federal
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA). Further, these practices have
harmed and continue to harm the physical
and mental health of children and teens,
fueling what the U.S. Surgeon General
–America’s top doctor – has deemed
a “youth mental health crisis” that has
ended lives, devastated families, and
damaged the potential of a generation of
young people.
“These platforms are not safe for our
young Americans, and Meta knew that!
Yet, instead of taking steps to mitigate
these harms, Meta misled the public and
hid the extent of the harms to mental
health suffered by young users addicted
to the use of its platforms,” said AG
Rosenblum.
The complaint further alleges that
Meta knew that young users, including
those under 13, were active on the
platforms, and knowingly collected
data from these users without parental
consent. It targeted these young users
noting, as reported in a 2021 Wall Street
Journal article, that such a user base was
“valuable, but untapped.”
While much of the complaint relies
on confidential material that is not yet
available to the public, publicly available
sources including those previously
released by former Meta employees,
detail that Meta profited by purposely
making its platforms addictive to children
and teens.
Its platform algorithms push users
into descending “rabbit holes” in an effort
to maximize engagement. Features like
infinite scroll and near-constant alerts
were created with the express goal of
hooking young users. These manipulative
tactics continually lure children and teens
back onto the platform. As Aza Raskin,
the original developer of the infinite
scroll concept, noted to the BBC about
the feature’s addictive qualities: “If you
don’t give your brain time to catch up
with your impulses . . . you just keep
scrolling.”
Meta knew these addictive features
harmed young people’s physical and
mental health, including undermining
their ability to get adequate sleep, but
did not disclose the harm nor did they
make meaningful changes to minimize
the harm. Instead, they claimed their
platforms were safe for young users.
These lawsuits are the result of a
bipartisan, nationwide investigation.
Oregon is joined in the federal lawsuit
by: Arizona, California, Colorado (lead
state), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee
(lead state), Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Filing lawsuits
in their own state courts are the District
of Columbia, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee,
Utah, and Vermont. Florida is filing its
own federal lawsuit.
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NDEMS Students of the Month
Abel Loughead, North Douglas Elementary
Kindergarten October Student of the Month.
Ethan Whiteman, Morth Douglas Middle
School October Student of the Month.
Abel is a wonderful student who is always
on task, kind and helpful. He always does
his best to be sure his work is done ac-
curately and on time. Abel is a very kind
and helpful student who is a joy to have in
the classroom.
-Mrs. Ward
Ethan is always polite and respectful to
teachers. He takes time to ask how their
day is going and always participates in
classroom activities. Ethan always has a
positive attitude.