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• Judge Clears Instagram Addiction Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta in Massachusetts

  October 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Social media addiction lawsuit brought against Meta, over its popular Instagram platform, will move forward after a state court judge rejected the company's motion to have claims brought by the Massachusetts A.G. dismissed.

• WHO Study Warns of Global Rise in Teen Social Media, Video Game Addictions

  October 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As teens become more vulnerable to social media and video game addictions, the World Health Organization is calling on interventions by schools, governments, healthcare organizations and owners of the platforms to address the problem.

• Social Media Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction Will Be Selected for Bellwether Trials in Mid-2025

  September 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has pushed back the date of the first social media teen addiction bellwether trial, which means the first case will likely not go before a jury until 2026.

• Snapchat Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Platform Promotes Child Sexual Exploitation

  September 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The New Mexico Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the operators of Snapchat, saying that child sexual exploitation, trafficking and trading of sexual content involving children is rampant on the video and picture trading app.

• Los Angeles Schools Announce Cellphone Ban Due to Social Media Addiction Concerns

  June 25, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban cellphone use for about half a million students beginning in Spring Semester of 2025 over growing concerns of social media addition and its mental health effects on teens and children.

• 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.

• 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.