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• 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.

• TikTok Settles Lawsuit Over Social Media Addiction on Eve of Trial

  January 28, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  TikTok has reached an undisclosed social media addiction lawsuit settlement agreement shortly before the first bellwether trial begins in Los Angeles Superior Court in California.

• Snapchat Settlement Reached in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

  January 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Snap Inc. has reportedly reached a settlement agreement that removes it as a defendant from the first social media addiction lawsuit trial, which begins in California state court in several days.

• California Weighs New Regulations To Prevent Child Social Media Addiction

  October 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  State officials from California will hold a public hearing on November 5 to take comments about new regulations designed to better control access to social media by minors.

• With Roblox Being Sued by Families Nationwide, JPML To Consider Centralizing Claims

  October 14, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges will decide in December whether to consolidate all claims brought by parents who allege that Roblox facilitated child sexual exploitation into a multidistrict litigation.

• MDL Sought for Roblox Lawsuits Over Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault Epidemic

  September 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A motion is calling for all federal Roblox lawsuits involving incidents of child sexual exploitation to be consolidated in the Northern District of California for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• 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.

• Study Links Social Media Use to Higher Incidents of Depression, Suicidal Thoughts in Youths

  April 4, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new report finds that among young people who are suffering from severe depression, 40% also say they are overusing social media.

• Data Privacy at Facebook, Amazon and Other Major Social Media Platforms is “Woefully Inadequate”: FTC

  September 26, 2024

  Michael Adams

  New federal report indicates that children and teen’s online habits are often tracked and monetized by social media companies, without their parents’ consent.