US appeals court lets thousands of social media addiction suits proceed
By The BriefBrief
A US appeals court rejected Meta, Google, TikTok and others’ bid to stop thousands of lawsuits over alleged addictive design.
WHO:San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals
WHAT:Rejected tech firms’ bid to reverse a ruling allowing about 2,400 social media addiction lawsuits to proceed
WHEN:Aug 10, 2026
WHERE:USA
WHY:The court rejected the companies’ bid to reverse a lower-court ruling over claims that social media products were designed to be addictive to young users.
