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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.

• Social Media Suicide Lawsuit Claims Addictive Instagram, Snapchat Features Are Fueling Teen Mental Health Crisis

  August 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A joint social media addiction lawsuit alleges that tech companies engineered their platforms to foster addiction in children, using warning signs to worsen their mental health instead of helping them.

• 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.

• Meta Lobbies Lawmakers for Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Immunity

  June 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  The owner of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, is pushing for lawmakers to add language to a children's online safety bill that would make social media companies immune from civil lawsuits for causing children harm or violating their privacy.

• 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.

• FDA To Remove Suicide Risks From GLP-1 Side Effects Warnings

  January 15, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are asking manufacturers of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to remove warning labels linking the medications to increased suicide risks, saying they found no proof such risks exist.

• Researchers Find Inhaling Nitrous Oxide May Be Effective Depression Treatment

  December 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  U.K. researchers say that nitrous oxide could be used to treat depression, but more research is required into dosage and other factors.