--- title: Social media platforms still facing thousands of user... description: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google's attempt to use Section 230 as a shield against thousands of lawsuits... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals | daily.dev og:description: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google's attempt to use Section 230 as a shield against thousands of lawsuits... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IYTEiqaY3.png og:image:alt: Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google's attempt to use Section 230 as a shield against thousands of lawsuits alleging they intentionally designed addictive products targeting minors. The court ruled the appeal came too soon, as such appeals typically follow a trial. The consolidated federal suit — brought by private individuals, state and local governments, and school districts — will proceed. Meta has already lost two similar jury trials, marking the first time it was held liable over child safety concerns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Did the 9th Circuit allow the social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok to proceed? Yes. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google's attempt to use Section 230 to dismiss thousands of lawsuits alleging addictive design targeting minors. The court said the appeal came too early, since such appeals typically follow a trial. The consolidated federal suit — from individuals, governments, and school districts — will proceed. _Developers building consumer platforms can follow how Section 230 liability evolves on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle school addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta to face trial alone](https://daily.dev/posts/snap-youtube-and-tiktok-settle-school-addiction-lawsuit-leaving-meta-to-face-trial-alone-kaxpukylc) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens](https://daily.dev/posts/zuckerberg-grilled-in-court-over-social-media-harms-on-teens-gfpipndtg) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [TECH OVERSIGHT REPORT: UNSEALED COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW TEEN ADDICTION WAS BIG TECH’S “TOP PRIORITY”](https://daily.dev/posts/tech-oversight-report-unsealed-court-documents-show-teen-addiction-was-big-tech-s-top-priority--snsia3moh) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#social-media](https://daily.dev/tags/social-media), [#tiktok](https://daily.dev/tags/tiktok) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T18:34:46.185Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:45:37.188Z","description":"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google's attempt to use Section 230 as a shield against thousands of lawsuits...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/38b3775a3e316ac4c3ebb5eac4f54d5e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/38b3775a3e316ac4c3ebb5eac4f54d5e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"social-media,tiktok","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals-iyteiqay3#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Did the 9th Circuit allow the social media addiction lawsuits against Meta and TikTok to proceed?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. 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