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Coverage dated February 14, 2024

NYC sues social media companies, alleges contribution to 'youth mental health crisis'

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New York City sues social media companies, accuses them of contributing to 'youth mental health crisis.'

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  1. 6ABC Philadelphia

    NYC sues social media companies, alleges contribution to 'youth mental health crisis' (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    New York City sues social media companies, accuses them of contributing to 'youth mental health crisis.'

  2. The Republic

    New York City files a lawsuit saying social media is fueling a youth mental health crisis (opens The Republic)

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    New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a childhood mental health crisis that is disrupting learn…

  3. Green Field Reporter

    New York City files a lawsuit saying social media is fueling a youth mental health crisis - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a childhood mental health crisis that is disrupting learn…

  4. Latin Times

    New York City Sues YouTube, Instagram, Facebook Over Youth Mental Health Crisis (opens Latin Times)

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    The lawsuit claims that social media companies use algorithms to generate feeds to manipulate and addict children and teens, promoting compulsive use.

  5. Fortune

    New York City is suing Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google for promoting ‘addictive and dangerous’ social media that fuel a childhood mental health crisis (opens Fortune)

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    Children and adolescents are especially susceptible to harm because their brains are not fully developed, the lawsuit said.

  6. Engadget

    New York City is suing social media firms for allegedly harming the mental health of children (opens Engadget)

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    New York City is suing Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok for "fueling nationwide youth mental health crisis."

  7. CNN

    New York City sues social media platforms over youth mental health crisis (opens CNN)

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    New York City sues social media platforms over youth mental health crisis

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