United States of America: Public lawsuit against Meta for allegedly harming the mental health of minors through addictive features (California v Meta Platforms)
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and the states' cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction
On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction an appeal by Meta Platforms, Meta Payments, Meta Platforms Technologies, and Instagram (Meta), as well as a conditional cross-ap…
Issued interim ruling in lawsuit filed by 34 attorney generals against Meta for allegedly harming the mental health of minors through addictive features (Case No. 4:22-md-03047-YGR)
On 15 October 2024, the Northern District Court of California allowed a lawsuit brought by 34 state attorneys general against Meta Platforms to proceed. The lawsuit claims that Meta ignored research linking its platforms to depression and other ment…
Filed public lawsuit by 33 Attorney Generals against Meta for allegedly harming the mental health of minors through addictive features
On 24 October 2023, the Attorney Generals from 33 States filed a federal lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and its affiliates (Meta). Meta is accused of having developed and implemented detrimental features that result in children and teenagers b…