New York City on Wednesday sued several major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis.

The city, its public schools, and its health and hospital system allege that the companies have sought to maximize engagement among young people at the cost of their mental health.

“Youth are now addicted to Defendants’ platforms in droves, resulting in substantial interference with school district operations and imposing a large burden on cities, school districts and public hospital systems that provide mental health services to youth,” the 327-page lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit names Facebook, Instagram, their parent company Meta, Snap, TikTok and its parent ByteDance, and YouTube and its parent Google.

The city a

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