
New York sues Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube over youth mental health crises
The City of New York filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a group of prominent social media platforms, including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, accusing them of contributing to a mental health crisis among young people. “Young people are now addicted en masse to the defendants’ platforms, significantly interfering with the operations of school districts and placing a heavy burden on cities, school districts, and public hospital systems that provide mental health services to young people ,” the 327-page lawsuit states. The health care and hospital systems, public schools, and the city itself claim that, in an effort to maximize youth participation,










