Published: Aug 11, 2026, 23:01 IST | Updated: Aug 11, 2026, 23:01 IST
A U.S. federal appeals court rejected an early bid by Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat, allowing over 3,000 lawsuits over youth social media addiction to proceed. The court ruled that the tech companies' defense under Section 230 was premature, paving the way for massive consolidated trials regarding children's mental health harms.