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Social media giants face thousands of addiction lawsuits as U.S. appeals court rejects immunity

social media addiction youth mental health Section 230 tech litigation child safety regulations

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that thousands of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap, can proceed. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the companies' argument that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides blanket immunity from claims regarding addictive product design. The court found that while Section 230 offers a defense, it does not prevent companies from being sued over their platform operations and failure to warn users of potential harms.

In a separate legal development, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million in damages, bringing its total liability in that state to $942 million. The court classified Meta's platforms as a ‘public nuisance’ due to their impact on youth mental health. The ruling mandates structural changes for users under 18, including a monthly usage limit of 90 hours, restrictions on push notifications during school and late at night, and enhanced safeguards for AI chatbots.

Additionally, Meta faces a high-stakes federal trial in Oakland, California, brought by several state attorneys general. The prosecution seeks up to $1.4 trillion in penalties, alleging that the company deliberately engineered Instagram and Facebook to be addictive for children, contributing to a mental health crisis involving depression and anxiety.

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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals · 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals · Bryan Biedscheid · Facebook · Frances Haugen · Google · Instagram · Mark Zuckerberg · Meta · Meta Platforms · New Mexico · Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Meta condannata a pagare altri 567 milioni per danni ai minori [www.tecnoandroid.it]
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Big Tech Faces More Than 3,000 Lawsuits Over Kids’ Social Media Addiction Claims [www.timesnownews.com]
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Meta Loses Bid to Kill Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits [bitcoinethereumnews.com]
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US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed [wkzo.com]
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Meta, Google e TikTok agora enfrentam 3 mil processos por “viciar adolescentes” nas redes [olhardigital.com.br]
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US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed [wsau.com]
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Meta voor de rechter om verslavend app-ontwerp [newsmonkey.be]
Meta y otras tecnológicas quedan expuestas ante miles de demandas por adicción a las redes sociales [www.merca20.com]
Meta sanctionné pour avoir détruit des preuves dans une affaire de publicités frauduleuses [www.capital.fr]
US Court Rules Meta, Other Tech Firms Must Face Thousands of Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction [www.deccanchronicle.com]
Thousands of social media addiction lawsuits against Meta can move forward, appeals court says [www.forbes.com.au]
Appeal Court: Social Media Companies Must Face Thousands of Addiction Lawsuits [www.insurancejournal.com]
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Judge Orders Meta to Build New Child Safeguards. Advocates Hope Other Courts Follow [www.edweek.org]
Meta, other companies must face thousands of lawsuits over child social media addiction, appeals court rules [www.foxbusiness.com]
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