Social Media Addiction (Meta / TikTok / Snap)
In litigation
Mass-tort payouts ($50k+)
mass_tort · consumer_product
Social media addiction MDL - youth mental health claims against Meta, TikTok, Snap
Eligibility hint
Child or teen used Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, or YouTube heavily before age 18 and developed anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, or self-harm behaviors
MDL No. 3047 in the Northern District of California consolidates thousands of cases alleging Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google designed social media products to be addictive for minors, causing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm and suicide. Both individual injury claims and state attorney general actions proceed. Bellwether trials scheduled for 2025-2026. School district damage claims for counseling costs also consolidated.
Connected settlement administrations (1)
- Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
Recent signals
- CL filing: Smith v. Chautauqua County
- CL filing: Mennonite General Hospital, Inc. v. Velez Colon
- TikTok Settles With Florida Teen Ahead of Social Media Addiction Trial Set for This Summer - Law Commentary
- Ga. teacher gets nearly $300K in settlement over Charlie Kirk social media post - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- CL filing: Jametha Leann Nix
- CL filing: SHENZHEN LINGYI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. v. SCHEDULE A
- CL filing: United States v. BIRK
- CL filing: Hendler v. NOVO NORDISK A/S
- CL filing: WALLACE v. NOVO NORDISK INC.
- CL filing: CAMPBELL v. NOVO NORDISK INC.
Brands:
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Products: social mediainstagramfacebooktiktoksnapchatyoutube
Products: social mediainstagramfacebooktiktoksnapchatyoutube
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