United States of America: City of New York lawsuit against digital platforms Meta, Siculus, Snap, Bytedance, and Google for allegedly targeting young people and failing to disclose potential harm

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
14 Feb 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

14 Feb 2024
under deliberation

Announced City of New York lawsuit against digital platforms Meta, Siculus, Snap, Bytedance, and Google for allegedly targeting young people and failing to disclose potential harm

On 14 February 2024, a public lawsuit was filed by the City of New York, the City School District of New York, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation against several digital platforms, including Meta Platforms, Facebook Holdings, Fac…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body