Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules
A U.S. Appeals Court ruled that social media companies like Meta and TikTok must face thousands of lawsuits related to social media addiction. The companies had tried to dismiss the cases early, but the court declined to let them do so. The ruling means these legal cases will proceed.
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