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Social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok can proceed

An appeals court has ruled that thousands of lawsuits alleging social media platforms are addictive and harmful to young people can proceed. Tech companies, including Meta and ByteDance's TikTok, had sought to dismiss these cases. The lawsuits claim that the platforms' design intentionally fosters addiction, negatively impacting users, particularly minors. AI

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Social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok can proceed

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Josephine Walker ·

    Meta, other tech companies denied appeal over addiction lawsuits

    <p>A U.S. Appeals Court said Monday that thousands of lawsuits targeting <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/01/meta-cloud-mark-zuckerberg" target="_blank">Meta Platforms</a>, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/trump-tiktok-ban-charlie-kirk" target="_blank">ByteDance's …