United States of America: Lawsuit on child safety protection (School Districts v Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, and SnapChat)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
10 Aug 2026 under investigation
14 Nov 2023 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed appeals by Meta Platforms and ByteDance for lack of jurisdiction, holding that section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides a defence to liability rather than immunity from suit
On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction appeals by Meta Platforms and related entities (Meta) and by ByteDance, ByteDance, TikTok, and related entities (TikTok), togeth…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Issued Court ruling rejecting motion to dismiss lawsuits alleging platforms' designs caused harm to children (School Districts v Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, Snapchat)
On 14 November 2023, the United States District Court in the Northern District of California issued a ruling rejecting a motion to dismiss lawsuits alleging platforms' designs caused harm to children filed against Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, and Snap…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court