US appeals court on Monday (Aug 10) allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet's Google, ByteDance's TikTok and Snap Inc's Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals re»»»

SAN FRANCISCO - A US appeals court on Aug 10 allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok and Snap Inc’s Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of A»»»

A US appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms, Alphabet's ‌Google, ByteDance's TikTok, and other social media companies over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal»»»

Meta said it intends to argue that mental health is an industry-wide issue and that some US states’ claims are protected by free speech laws. (File pic) OAKLAND: With two convictions and nearly US$1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged»»»

OAKLAND, United States, Aug 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states. The federal trial, one of the most consequential among a my»»»