Court allows Meta youth addiction lawsuit to proceed in Massachusetts
By Miranda Nazzaro
Published on April 10, 2026.
A Massachusetts high court has ruled that the state attorney general's social media addiction case against Meta Platforms can proceed. The case involves allegations of Meta's conduct in designing a social media platform, rather than the content posted by third-party users. The company had asked the state's high court to dismiss the suit due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but this was dismissed. This ruling does not address the merits of the case. This follows two major jury verdicts against Meta, which was found liable for its platforms' impact on children and teens online.
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