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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: US Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
Caption: US Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits. A US appeals court has allowed thousands of lawsuits against major social media companies to move forward. The cases accuse Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat of designing platforms that are addictive to young users. The court rejected Meta and TikTok's attempt to use Section 230 to block the lawsuits. It ruled that the law protects companies from liability, but does not prevent lawsuits over product design. The ruling also allows a major trial involving 29 US state attorneys general to proceed. The states accuse Meta of collecting children's data and designing platforms to keep young users hooked. Thousands of parents, schools and local governments have filed similar lawsuits across the United States. The companies deny the allegations as concerns grow over social media's impact on young people's mental health. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs and Politics,United States,social media,Meta,Google,TikTok,Snapchat,Section 230,social media addiction,lawsuits,children,teenagers,mental health,product design,state attorneys general,parents,schools,online safety
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