Cousins! New York City Mayor Eric Adams is putting his foot down following an interesting announcement that his administration has filed a lawsuit against a series of social media owners upon claims of damaging teenagers mental health!
According to The Daily Beast. Mayor Adams announced the suit on Thursday, February 15th while at City Hall. Alongside his administration, the city of New York has taken legal action against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat; accusing the companies of creating, benefiting, and marketing their products to, “attract, capture and addict,” teens.
Mayor Adams states that the purpose of the suit is to have each company pay for their alleged responsibility in causing havoc for New York City’s youth regarding their mental health.
Reports read that the suit also accuses the five companies of negligence, gross negligence, and public nuisance.
“Over the past decade, we have seen just how addictive and overwhelming the online world can be, exposing our children to a non-stop stream of harmful content and fueling our national youth mental health crisis,” says Mayor Adams said in an issued statement.
“This lawsuit and action plan are part of a larger reckoning that will shape the lives of our young people, our city, and our society for years to come.”
The suit forwarded by the city mentions school districts and health organizations. Sources confirm that the complaint was also filed in California Superior Court since the various companies are so closely connected to the Los Angeles area.
Google has since responded to the suit against YouTube as its owner, to shoot down claims by stating that the statements made are “simply not true.”
A spokesperson for TikTok says that their company uses “industry-leading safeguards” for teens.”
A Meta spokesperson has also come forward and insisted that they’ve been actively working to provide youth members with tools to handle such issues for the last ten years.
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and social media companies regarding a case involving victims of social media abuse.
“No one should go through the things that your families have suffered and this is why we invest so much and we are going to continue doing industry wide efforts to make sure no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer.”
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