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.

  • mellowheat@suppo.fiEnglish
    103·
    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.worldEnglish
      161·
      9 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.

      • mellowheat@suppo.fiEnglish
        32·
        9 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.