A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms , Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.
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The news comes days after a New Mexico judge found Meta had created a public nuisance in the state and ordered it to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and implement youth-safety measures.
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Filed by states, municipalities, school districts and individuals, the lawsuits allege that social media companies intentionally addicted young users, contributing to surging depression, anxiety and body-image issues and a broader mental health crisis among American youth in recent years.
