The suit alleges that Meta, Snap, ByteDance and Google knowingly “designed, developed, produced, operated, promoted, distributed, and marketed their platforms to attract, capture, and addict youth, with minimal parental oversight.”

TikTok, Facebook and YouTube sued by New York City for alleged harm to kids’ mental health ::New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube, alleging that their services are damaging to the mental health of young adults and children in the largest U.S. city.

  • @treefrog@lemm.eeEnglish
    29•9 months ago

    It’s not really alleged when they admit in their own interoffice emails that it’s happening.

    • @Guru_Insights99@lemm.eeEnglish
      -2•9 months ago

      Permit me to express my dissent, for it is my firm conviction that they have unabashedly declared this to be naught but a cunningly contrived deception.