Native students speak up as tribes take social media giant to court

WASHINGTON— Two of the state’s largest tribes are hoping that new lawsuits, aimed at holding social media companies accountable, will help address mental health issues sweeping youth across their reservations.

The lawsuits, filed in mid-September 2025 in the U.S. Northern District Court of California by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations against Meta Platforms and a host of other social media compan…