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• 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.

• States Seek To Combine Meta Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Claims Into Single Trial

  December 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of attorneys general have requested that nearly 30 state lawsuits against Meta over claims it caused youth social media addiction be unified into one consolidated complaint.

• Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Causes Mental Health Problems for Young Users

  December 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The state of Hawaii has filed a youth social media addiction lawsuit against ByteDance, alleging that TikTok is contributing to mental health harms among Hawaii’s children.

• Reducing Social Media Use Can Improve Teen Mental Health: Study

  December 3, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that taking week-long breaks from social media can improve teen mental health and lessen their reliance on the platforms.

• First Federal Social Media Addiction Trial To Be Held in Oakland, California

  November 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge has scheduled the first federal social media addiction lawsuit trial to be held in Oakland, California sometime next summer.

• 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.

• Social Media Harm Lawsuit Set To Go Before California Jury in Jan. 2026

  October 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California judge has rescheduled the first three bellwether trials involving social media harm lawsuits, with the first going before a jury in late January.

• Childhood Screen Time Negatively Affects Academic Achievement Tests: Study

  October 20, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Canadian study reveals that the more time young children spend on screens, the worse they perform on standardized reading and math tests.

• Instagram Teen Safety Concerns Highlighted in New Report

  October 1, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new whistleblower report warns that Instagram has been deliberately designed in ways that endanger minors, with nearly two-thirds of its teen safety tools deemed ineffective, leaving children exposed to harmful content and abuse.