{"id":93403,"date":"2026-08-10T20:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-meta-and-tiktok-can-proceed-court-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:36:33","slug":"social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-meta-and-tiktok-can-proceed-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-meta-and-tiktok-can-proceed-court-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok can proceed, court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Thousands of lawsuits alleging that social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok encourage addictive usage can proceed after a U.S. federal appeals court on Monday denied their parent companies&#8217; appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit came in response to efforts by Alphabet&#8217;s Google; Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram; Snapchat-owner Snap; and ByteDance&#8217;s TikTok to reverse a lower California district court decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The social media giants argued that they had immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields online service providers from liability for third-party content posted on their platforms. Specifically, the companies claimed that Section 230 bars litigation alleging they failed to warn the public that social media can lead to addictive behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google, Meta, Snap and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although Section 230 does not expressly provide for immunity from suit, Meta argues that such immunity should be implied. We disagree,&#8221; Circuit Judge Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen wrote in her opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Social media companies faced a torrent of lawsuits alleging that their design can cause addictive behavior and harm users&#8217; mental health. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In March, Meta and YouTube were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/meta-youtube-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">held legally liable<\/a> for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users. 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