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291 New York City Sues Social Media Companies Over 'Youth Mental Health Crisis'

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 10/09/2025 20:02 EDT

New York City Sues Social Media Companies Over 'Youth Mental Health Crisis'

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The City of New York is reaching across the country to sue tech giants headquartered in California over allegations that their platforms have created a youth mental health crisis. The city, along with its school districts and health department, alleges that "gross negligence" on the part of Meta, Alphabet, Snap, and ByteDance has gotten kids hooked on social media, which has created a "public nuisance" that is placing a strain on the city's resources.

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