TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 14, 2023

A federal judge has rejected efforts by the major social media companies to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing them of illegally enticing and then addicting millions of children to their platforms, Reuters reports. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in California ruled against the operators of Google, YouTube, Facebook and others in a decision that covers hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of children who allegedly suffered anxiety, depression and emotional health effects from social media. More than 140 school districts have filed similar lawsuits against the industry. In her 52-page ruling, Rogers rejected arguments the companies were immune under the First Amendment and said the defendants did not address why they should not be liable for providing effective parental controls.