hy NYC’s Lawsuit Against Social Media Giants Signals the Urgent Need for Ethical Alternatives and How Unyted Offers One

In an unprecedented legal move, New York City is taking Big Tech to court — filing a 327-page federal lawsuit against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap. The accusation? Deliberate, addictive platform design that’s fuelling a youth mental health crisis.

With public institutions footing the bill for the emotional fallout — from rising anxiety to school absenteeism — this is more than a legal battle. It’s a wake-up call.

🚨 We’re Witnessing a Crisis Born in Code

NYC’s case isn’t just about screen time. It’s about design choices engineered for endless scrolling, psychological manipulation, and user data exploitation especially among children and teens. Algorithms designed not to serve people, but to serve profit.

This lawsuit, structured as a “public nuisance” case, treats digital harm like toxic waste. And maybe it should. When virtual platforms shape real-world consequences mental health declines, risky behaviour, institutional strain we must stop treating the internet like an abstract place and start regulating it like the public utility it has become.

But while litigation may hold tech giants accountable in the long term, we can’t wait for courtrooms to fix the internet.

⚠️ The Real Problem: There’s No Ethical Alternative (Yet)

Today’s dominant digital platforms — social media networks, meeting tools, even education apps — share three dangerous traits:

• User surveillance by default
• Monetisation of behavioural data
• No meaningful user control or ownership

This isn’t limited to social platforms. It applies to the tools we use to work, to learn, to collaborate. What began as features became addictions. What began as engagement became manipulation. What began as convenience became control.

We’ve sleepwalked into a digital monopoly — and until now, users have had no way out.

🌱 Enter Unyted: Building a Human-First, Secure Internet

At Unyted, we believe the internet can be different.

Not addictive.
Not exploitative.
Not driven by invisible algorithms harvesting every click, scroll, and emotion.

We’re building the first fully-regulated, immersive 3D platform for communication, education, and collaboration in Europe — where:

• Data belongs to the user, not to us
• No behavioural tracking is embedded in the code
• Every space is GDPR-compliant, DORA-ready, and built on EU-hosted servers
• Open Source tools replace black-box monopolies
• And AI, Web3, and crypto are integrated ethically, not exploitatively

Unyted is what digital platforms should have been all along:
A place to create, connect, and collaborate — without compromising on ethics or security.

🔮 Why Now?

Because the next generation deserves better.
Because Gen Alpha shouldn’t have to recover from the tech choices we make today.
Because you shouldn’t have to choose between digital progress and personal sovereignty.

And because finally, there’s an alternative.

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Want to Be Part of the Change?

Unyted has officially opened its first investment round.
If you’re an investor, innovator, or institution looking to shape a better digital future – now is the time.

📩 Reach out to: info@unyted.world or book a demo today.

Let’s build the internet our children deserve — together.