In a significant legal development, a U.S. appeals court has authorized more than 3,000 federal lawsuits related to social media addiction to move forward. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeals from Meta Platforms and TikTok on Aug. 10. These companies challenged lower court rulings that permitted the lawsuits to continue, but the appeals court determined their appeal was premature. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers manages the consolidated federal cases in Oakland.
