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NY convicted in the five largest social networks –TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube– for “encouragement” mental health crisis among minors throughout the country.” The complaint, filed in
NY convicted in the five largest social networks –TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube– for “encouragement” mental health crisis among minors throughout the country.”
The complaint, filed in California Supreme Court, the state where most tech companies are based, was filed this Wednesday. Mayor Eric Adams and was proposed jointly by the mayor’s office, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health.
New York, according to the mayor, spends $100 million a year on youth mental health programs:
Our city is built on innovation and technology, but many social media platforms put children’s mental health at risk, promote addiction and encourage unhealthy behavior.
“Today, we are acting on behalf of millions of New Yorkers to hold these companies accountable for their role in this crisis (…) The complaint and action plan are part of a larger action that will impact the lives of our youth, our city, and our communities by for many years,” Adams said.
On January 24, New York authorities declared social networks a “threat to mental health” and equated them in danger to drugs and weapons.
“We cannot stand by and allow big tech companies to monetize our children’s privacy,” the mayor said at the time, citing a Department of Mental Health report that found 77% of children high school students spend three hours or more the day before screen in free time.
The filed complaint describes some of the social media’s tactics, such as “using algorithms to keep users connected and encourage compulsive use,” creating gaming mechanisms when developing apps, and abusing “reciprocity,” or making users feel the need to interact with an app.
New York became the first major city to sue the five big tech companies (some of them among the queens of Wall Street), but New York was preceded by 41 states that sued Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) over those same reasons. in October last year. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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