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• Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction Being Prepared For Bellwether Trials in Oct. 2025

  June 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has scheduled the first teen social media addiction lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and others to begin in October 2025.

• Social Media Mental Health Warnings Should Be Required To Protect Teens: U.S. Surgeon General

  June 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. Surgeon General says social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok should carry label warnings, alerting parents that youth who use the platforms face an increased risk of mental health side effects.

• Teen Internet Addiction Causes Changes to the Brain That Impact Mental Health: Study

  June 11, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that internet addiction can lead to developmental problems in teens, including executive function issues and developmental deficits.

• JPML Rejects Calls to Create Video Game Addiction Lawsuit MDL

  June 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Panel of federal judges determined the growing number of video game addiction lawsuits involve too many different developers and companies to benefit from coordinated pretrial proceedings as part of a federal MDL (Multi-District Litigation).

• Lawsuit Claims Video Games Are Designed to Cause Addiction in Children

  June 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A 19-year-old man from Georgia has filed a video game addiction lawsuit against several major developers and game platforms, claiming they designed their products to addict and exploit minors.

• Roblox Lawsuit Alleges Video Game Addiction Contributed to Teen’s ADHD, Mental Health Problems

  May 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Roblox and Apple by a Minnesota couple, indicating the game was designed to foster child video game addiction, which has ensnared their teen son.

• School Districts Joining Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Seeking Reimbursement for Costs Necessary to Address Mental Health Problems

  May 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of school districts are filing social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok and other online platforms, claiming their tactics are causing mental health problems among students, which schools must address.

• Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Companies Bear Responsibility for Teen’s Suicide After Online Sexual Blackmail

  April 1, 2024

  Russell Maas

  A social media lawsuit blames the platforms for failing to protect a teen boy who committed suicide after being blackmailed by scammers on Facebook.

• Teens Who Use Social Media Are More Likely to Endanger Their Own Health: Study

  December 6, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that teens frequently using social media have an increased risk of engaging in risky health behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use.

• Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Filed By State Attorneys General Over Facebook, Instagram Impact on Children

  October 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta faces a lawsuit from dozens of states who say it purposefully causes social media addiction in children while downplaying the safety risks of the websites.