Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules

US appeals court says social media addiction lawsuits can proceed

US court rules Meta, Google and TikTok will face addiction lawsuits as Meta heads to trial this week over child safety

Aug 10, 2026

Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules

A U.S. Appeals Court on Monday declined to drop the thousands of online safety lawsuits against social media firms, ruling Meta and TikTok appealed the cases too early. In an opinion issued Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined the technology liability shield — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — cannot…

Aug 10, 2026

Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok, Google to Continue

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that more than 3,000 lawsuits accusing Meta, TikTok, Google, Snap and other tech companies of deliberately designing addictive platforms for young users can proceed. The post Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok, Google to Continue appeared first on Breitbart .

Aug 11, 2026