A lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court, California Northern, by Damian Johnson and minor plaintiffs against several social media companies, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' products have contributed to a mental health crisis among children and teenagers in the United States, resulting in severe addictions and dependencies, anxiety, depression, lack of focus and interest in non-social media activities, self-harm, and hypoxic brain injury and permanent mental and emotional damage. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants prioritize engagement and profits over user safety and advertise their products in misleading ways. The lawsuit cites internal documents, including the Facebook Papers, as evidence that the defendants know or should know of the harm their products cause. The plaintiffs seek damages for emotional, physical, and financial harms. The lawsuit is filed in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) because a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to Plaintiffs' claims occurred in this district, and Defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction in this district.