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Technology

May 28, 2026

States' social media addiction cases set for Oakland trial

Despite settling the first bellwether school district case, Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube face upcoming trials in litigation alleging their platforms fuel adolescent social media addiction.

States' social media addiction cases set for Oakland trial
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Four tech giants may face trial in Oakland this summer over claims by more than two dozen states that their platforms fuel adolescent social media addiction. Also on the horizon are lawsuits by hundreds of school districts.

Jury selection is set for Aug. 12 in the next case in the multidistrict litigation - the lawsuits by the states -- although Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube settled last week with the first bellwether plaintiff, Breathitt County Schools in Kentucky. Trial in th...

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