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• Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Sports Betting Ads on Facebook, Instagram

  June 18, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An illegal advertising lawsuit filed against Meta claims that it violates California state laws by targeting residents with sports betting ads.

• 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.

• Social Media Mental Health Lawsuit Alleges Facebook, Other Platforms Contributed to Teen’s Suicide

  May 4, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A wrongful death lawsuit alleges major social media companies designed addictive platforms that fueled depression, anxiety and self-harm in a 16-year-old boy, culminating in his suicide in May 2025.

• Roblox Child Exploitation Settlement Negotiations To Be Overseen by Special Master

  April 23, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge announced his intentions to appoint a special master to open negotiations in Roblox child sexual exploitation lawsuits in an effort to reach a settlement agreement.

• 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.

• Jury Orders Meta To Pay $375M Over Teenage Addiction, Mental Health Risks

  March 25, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Mexico jury has determined Meta should pay the state $375 million for violations of state laws that put minors who use Facebook and Instagram at risk of mental and physical harm and exploitation.

• Parents, Survivors Seek Roblox Settlement Talks Early in Child Sex Exploitation MDL

  February 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs in Roblox child sexual exploitation lawsuits want a special mediator appointed to oversee settlement negotiations in hopes of an early resolution to the litigation.

• 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.