First Bellwether Trials Planned for Social Media Addiction
The first bellwether trials for the Social Media Addiction multidistrict litigation (MDL) are set to begin in 2026, delayed from an initial October 2025 schedule, to address claims that platforms like Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Snap (Snapchat), ByteDance (TikTok), and Alphabet (YouTube) designed addictive features causing mental health harms to young users. U.S. District Judge Yvonne … Read more