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Court allows thousands of social media addiction lawsuits to move forward against tech companies
MSNBC· 2026-08-11 20:10
What if the thing designed to keep your kid glued to a screen is also the thing that is hurting them. That is the question. At the center of thousands of lawsuits against Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and other tech companies.And now an appeals court says those lawsuits can move forward. The suits allege that social media has become so ADDICTIVE BY DESIGN, HARMING KIDS WHO SAY THEY'VE EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. NOW PLAINTIFFS WHICH INCLUDE FAMILIES SAY THEY THEY WANT TO GET THE ...