In San Francisco, a federal appeals court has allowed more than three thousand lawsuits against Meta and TikTok to move forward, declining to grant the companies an early exit from claims that they deliberately engineered their platforms to addict young users. The ruling turns on a quiet but consequential distinction: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act offers a legal defense, not a shield from trial itself. As attorneys general from twenty-nine states prepare to face Meta in court this week, the question before the legal system is one society has long deferred — whether the architec
Appeals court clears path for 3,000+ lawsuits against Meta, TikTok over addictive design
Young users experienced depression, anxiety, and body-image issues linked to intentionally addictive social media platform design.