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.

  • @mellowheat@suppo.fi
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    9 months ago

    We allow children to buy and use these devices but it’s the companies who are at fault.

    Like, hey, how about doing your job and making some new legislation?

    • @CptOblivius@lemmy.world
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      159 months ago

      I understand what you mean but they are also so ubiquitous it’s hard as a parent to enforce. I try to delete YouTube from our TV’s but it’s nearly impossible. And if you tell kids not to eat the cookies, they are going to find a way to eat the cookies.

      • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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        39 months ago

        Yes, but we shouldn’t be leaving cookies all over the floor for a toddler.

        They should be put up, in a jar.

      • @mellowheat@suppo.fi
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        19 months ago

        Yeah, it’s way too difficult for parents to handle this. Where I live perhaps roughly 10% of parents even think of this as a problem.