US Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits to Proceed
A US appeals court has ruled that Meta and other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits alleging that their social media platforms cause addiction. This decision allows numerous claims from users to move forward in court.
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US court allows thousands of lawsuits against tech firms over social media addiction
A US appeal court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok, and other social media companies over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the companies’ bid to reverse a lower court’s ruling forcing them to face some 2,400 lawsuits over the claims filed in federal court. The companies, which also include Snap Inc’s Snapcha...
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An appeals court ruled an appeal was made too early in the process to use Section 230 of the Communications Act as a defense.
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Read full article →US court rules Meta, other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
Read full article →US court rules Meta, other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
Read full article →US court rules Meta, other tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction
Lawsuits allege that social media companies intentionally addicted young users, contributing to depression, anxiety
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