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• TikTok’s Addictive Algorithms Prey on Teens, Contributing to Student Mental Health Issues: Lawsuit

  August 26, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, joining a growing number of states claiming the platform’s algorithms push teens into excessive use that harms their mental health.

• ChatGPT May Be Enabling Unhealthy Teen Behaviors: Report

  August 15, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new report warns that ChatGPT may be giving teens harmful instructions on substance abuse, eating disorders and self-harm, including guidance on how to carry out those behaviors.

• Deadlines in Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Extended by MDL Judge

  August 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has granted a three-week extension to preparations being made for the first federal social media addiction bellwether trials.

• Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Set for Trial in California State Court in November 2025

  July 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A series of social media addiction lawsuit trials will begin this November in California state court, as federal bellwether cases are prepared for likely 2026 trial dates.

• Snapchat Lawsuit Claims Platform Unleashed Experimental AI on Children Without Safeguards

  July 9, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Officials claim Snapchat was designed to addict children, exposing them to unsafe AI features and endangering their mental health and safety.

• Fortnite Settlement Provides $126M in Payouts to Players Targeted With Unwanted Items: FTC

  July 1, 2025

  Michael Adams

  As part of a settlement with Epic Games over deceptive in-game purchases, the FTC has sent $126 million in additional Fortnite refunds to players charged for unwanted items.

• Video Game Addiction Can Begin as Early as Elementary School: Study

  June 27, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research suggests that children as young as 10 years old may be showing clinical or early signs of internet gaming disorder.

• Judge Selects 11 Social Media Addiction Lawsuits for MDL Bellwether Jury Trials

  June 24, 2025

  Russell Maas

  A federal judge has selected five individual social media addiction lawsuits, as well as six others filed by various school districts across the country, to serve as potential bellwether jury trials.

• Social Media Use Leading to Declines in Kids’ Mental Health: Report

  June 16, 2025

  Michael Adams

  An international children’s rights group warns that excessive internet and social media use is fueling a global mental health crisis that is directly linked to rising suicide attempts among youth around the globe.

• Character.AI Lawsuit Filed Over Teen Suicide After Alleged Sexual Exploitation by Chatbot

  June 4, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its co-founders, and Google, alleging a Florida teen died by suicide after developing a sexualized relationship with an AI chatbot that manipulated his mental state.