United States of America: Issued Court ruling rejecting motion to dismiss lawsuits alleging platforms' designs caused harm to children (School Districts v Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, Snapchat)

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2023-11-14
under investigation

On 14 November 2023, the United States District Court in the Northern District of California issued…

2026-08-10
under investigation

On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of a…