A US court just cleared thousands of social media harm lawsuits to proceed

A US federal appeals court has ruled that over 3,000 lawsuits against major tech firms, including Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap, can proceed toward trial. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments to dismiss these cases, which accuse social media companies of harming young people through addiction. This decision significantly weakens the legal shield the tech industry has utilized for decades, allowing thousands of claims regarding social media harm to move forward in the legal system.