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• Meta Reaches $17 Billion Instagram and Facebook Addiction Lawsuit Settlement With 29 States

  August 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Facebook and Instagram's owner will pay up to $17 billion to resolve states' social media addiction lawsuits and place new restrictions on minors' use of its platforms.

• States Seek $1.4 Trillion in Social Media Addiction Damages From Facebook, Instagram

  July 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta is requesting a judge toss calculations by four states alleging the Facebook and Instagram owner owes $1.4 trillion in damages done to children and teens.

• Judge Clears Way for Next Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Bellwether Trial

  July 6, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has cleared the way for state-filed social media addiction lawsuits to proceed, rejecting a bid by Meta to have them dismissed.

• Psychiatric Times Suggests Classifying Social Media as an ‘Engineered Addiction’

  June 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report calls for the creation of an official diagnosis for social media addiction, suggesting that a new category be created called "engineered addiction" to reflect the design of platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

• Social Media Addiction Settlement Reached To Resolve Lawsuit Set for June 2026 Trial

  May 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta has reached a settlement agreement with a Kentucky school district over a social media addiction lawsuit filed by the board of education, resolving what would have been the first federal bellwether trial.

• Instagram, Facebook Addiction Lawyer Ads Pulled as Meta Faces Massive Lawsuits Damage Awards

  April 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is blocking attorney ads on its websites seeking to recruit plaintiffs for potential social media addiction lawsuits after being hit with large trial verdicts.

• Social Media Addiction Trial Ends in $6M Verdict Against Meta, Google

  March 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta and Google have been ordered to pay $6 million in damages to a woman who says she suffered anxiety and depression because sites like Facebook and YouTube are designed to cause social media addiction.

• Excessive Social Media Use Leads to Greater Loneliness Among College Students: Study

  February 25, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links excessive social media consumption to an increased risk of feeling lonely, particularly among college students.

• Social Media Addiction MDL Trials Set To Begin June 15 and Aug. 6, 2026

  February 19, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The first two federal social media addiction lawsuit trials will begin this summer involving claims that platforms like Facebook, TikTok and SnapChat intentionally designed their sites to cause addictive, compulsive behavior in children to maximize engagement.

• Character.AI Settlement Reached With Google To Resolve Chatbot Suicide Lawsuit

  January 12, 2026

  Michael Adams

  Five lawsuits alleging Character.AI chatbots contributed to the sexual exploitation of teenagers have been resolved through mediated settlements.