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New York City blames social media giants for the youth mental health crisis

The unhealthy addiction to social media sites can leave users feeling dissatisfied with their lives.

By  Reuters

What you need to know:

  • City alleges gross negligence, creating public nuisance
  • 'Subway surfing' deaths attributed to social media
  • Google denies accusations about YouTube
  • Other defendants not available for comment

New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media.

Wednesday's 327-page complaint in Manhattan federal court seeks damages from Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Google and YouTube owner Alphabet, Snapchat owner Snap and TikTok owner ByteDance. It accuses the defendants of gross negligence and causing a public nuisance.

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