Brian Laird on W.N.C. There's some interesting Mayor Adams news today.

He's acting now on something that he said

in his State of the City address a few weeks ago.

Remember, he came down hard on social media companies calling

their presence a public health crisis. Here's that clip.

Just as the Surgeon General did with tobacco and guns

were treating social media like other public health hazards

and it must stop.

We must ensure that tech companies take responsibility for their product.

You'll be hearing more about this in the future.

We are going to correct this crisis that's facing our children.

So now we are hearing more as he promised.

Less than a month after this speech,

here's what we're hearing.

Yesterday news broke that the city of New York

has filed a lawsuit against the owners of

Tik-Tok also Meta which owns Instagram Facebook and what's app

Snapchat and YouTube for their role in worsening teen mental health.

Here's a clip of the mayor from that announcement yesterday.

Young people in New York City are experiencing anxiety, hopelessness, and even attempt to suicide at

rates we have never seen before. And there is growing evidence that the power of social media is a major cause.

Speaking of teens, I'm sure many would have liked to take a mental health day on Tuesday

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