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Gabriela Galvin

New York City accuses social media giants of fueling youth mental health crisis in new lawsuit

New York City filed a fresh lawsuit against social media giants, accusing them of triggering a mental health crisis among children and teenagers by addicting them to social media.

The 327-page lawsuit targets the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Google, and YouTube, saying they created features that make it hard to stop scrolling and drive depression, anxiety, loneliness, and poor self-esteem among young people.

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