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Meta to Face US Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-16T09:19:53.971857+05:30

- Meta, Facebook's parent company, must face lawsuits accusing it of causing mental health issues among teens by making its platforms addictive. - U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Meta's bid to dismiss the claims made by over 30 U.S. states. - The judge also rejected motions by Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and SnapChat to dismiss related personal injury lawsuits. - The ruling allows states and other plaintiffs to seek more evidence and potentially go to trial. - The states are seeking court orders against Meta's allegedly illegal business practices and are seeking unspecified monetary damages. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/meta-must-face-us-state-lawsuits-over-teen-social-media-addiction-2024-10-15/)

Meta, Facebook's parent company, must face lawsuits accusing it of causing mental health issues among teens by making its platforms addictive.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Meta's bid to dismiss the claims made by over 30 U.S. states.
The judge also rejected motions by Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and SnapChat to dismiss related personal injury lawsuits.
The ruling allows states and other plaintiffs to seek more evidence and potentially go to trial.
The states are seeking court orders against Meta's allegedly illegal business practices and are seeking unspecified monetary damages.

Source: Reuters