Social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok can proceed, court rules

TL;DR

A U.S. federal appeals court denied an appeal by parent companies of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
The lawsuits allege that these platforms encourage addictive usage.
The companies argued for immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but the court disagreed.
This ruling allows thousands of lawsuits to proceed.
Meta and YouTube were previously found legally liable for products causing harmful and addictive behavior in young users.

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