New York City Takes Aim At Social Media Giants, Suing Platforms For Creating “Screen Addicts”

New York City Takes Aim At Social Media Giants, Suing Platforms For Creating “Screen Addicts”

New York City Takes Aim At Social Media Giants, Suing Platforms For Creating “Screen Addicts”

Lawsuit: New York is accusing Meta and Alphabet of spurring a youth mental health crisis

The Big Apple is taking on the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, accusing them of “public nuisance” and spurring a youth mental health crisis in the city.  In a 327-page lawsuit filed last week in the Southern District of New York, the city of New York—along with its school districts and health department—alleges that “gross negligence” on the part of Meta, Alphabet, Snap, and ByteDance has hooked kids on socia…

New York City Sues Social Media Platforms For "Screen Addicts"

New York City filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Wednesday against several major social media companies, alleging that their platforms have fueled a youth mental health crisis by intentionally designing addictive products that exploit the psychological vulnerabilities of minors. The 327-page complaint, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, names Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc., and Snap Inc. a…

New York City Sues Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok For Addicting Kids To Social Media

[Image: DNA Digital] New York City has launched a fresh lawsuit against the major social media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok, alleging that they have contributed to a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media. The 327-page complaint targets Meta Platforms (owner of Facebook and Instagram), Alphabet (owner of Google and YouTube), Snap (owner of Snapchat), and ByteDance (owner of TikTok), …

New York City Sues Social Media Platforms Meta (Facebook, Instagram), ByteDance (TikTok), Alphabet (Google, YouTube), Snap For Allegedly Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis And Intentionally Turning Them Into Screen Addicts

New York City officials have filed a lawsuit accusing social media companies Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp), ByteDance (TikTok), Alphabet (Google and YouTube), Snap (Snapchat), and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children and intentionally turning the youth into screen addicts. RELATED: Australia Passes Social Media Ban For Children Under 16 On Wednesday (October 8), officials filed a 327-page compla…

NYC sues Facebook and TikTok for addicting kids

New York City (NYC) has just launched what could be the country’s most sweeping legal assault yet on big tech companies, accusing Facebook and TikTok of hooking children on their platforms, and forcing taxpayers to absorb the fallout. In a federal complaint, the city claims these companies knowingly engineered features that exploit youth psychology for profit, fueling mental health declines, chronic school absences, and even dangerous behaviors.…