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Tech companies to face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction

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A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that suits against Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies will proceed over claims that the platforms are designed to be addictive to young users.

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  1. Axios

    Meta, other tech companies denied appeal over addiction lawsuits (opens Axios)

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    A U.S. Appeals Court said Monday that thousands of lawsuits targeting Meta Platforms , ByteDance's TikTok and other social media outlets can proceed. The big picture: The lawsuits argue that the platforms are addictive and harmful to young people, and have prompted several tech companies to attempt …

  2. Forbes

    Thousands Of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says (opens Forbes)

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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.

  3. CBS News

    Court clears way for social media addiction suits against tech giants (opens CBS News)

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    Appeals court ruling could open the door to a flood of litigation against Google, Meta and other social media players.

  4. Al Jazeera

    US appeals court says social media addiction lawsuits can proceed (opens Al Jazeera)

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

  5. The Hill

    Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules (opens The Hill)

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    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.

  6. The Center Square

    Meta can’t pull plug quickly on thousands of social media ‘addiction’ suits (opens The Center Square)

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    (Legal Newsline) — Facebook- and Instagram-parent company Meta can't pull the plug quickly on thousands of so-called "social media addiction" lawsuits pending in northern California federal court, after an appeals court rejected Meta's claims that a federal law that makes…

  7. American Greatness

    Appeals Court Clears Way for Thousands of Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok Over Child Addiction Claims (opens American Greatness)

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    A federal appeals court ruled Monday that thousands of lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok and other social media companies of designing addictive products that […] Source

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Appeal by social platforms rejected (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet's Google, ByteDance's TikTok and Snap Inc.'s Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.

  9. Time

    Tech Firms to Face Thousands of Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction (opens Time)

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    A federal appeals court ruled that more than 3,000 cases against Meta, TikTok, Google, Snap and others can move forward.

  10. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok and Snap Inc’s Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.

  11. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Court lets social media lawsuits move forward (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    A U.S. appeals court allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward Monday 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.

  12. UPI

    Appeals court rules lawsuits against social media can continue (opens UPI)

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    A federal appeals court ruled Monday that thousands of lawsuits against social media companies, like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, can proceed.

  13. Breitbart News

    Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok, Google to Continue (opens Breitbart News)

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    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.

  14. Gizmodo

    Meta and Other Tech Giants Must Face Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Court Declares (opens Gizmodo)

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    The social media giants are left facing hundreds of billions in fines.

  15. FOX Business

    Meta, other companies must face thousands of lawsuits over child social media addiction, appeals court rules (opens FOX Business)

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    An appeals court ruled more than 3,000 lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat over addictive design claims targeting youth can proceed.

  16. KYMA Yuma

    Tech companies to face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that suits against Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies will proceed over claims that the platforms are designed to be addictive to young users.

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