Judge Rejects Bid to Stall Social Media Addiction Trial

A California judge has denied an attempt to stall a social media trial involving Meta Platforms (META), Google, Snap (SNAP), and ByteDance.

The lawsuit, which involves over 2,400 claims of social media addiction, was set to go to jury in California. The plaintiffs had sought to block the trial, but their request was denied by Judge Denies Attempt to Stall Social Media Trial.

This decision clears the way for a jury trial and could have significant implications for the companies involved. Meta Platforms, Google, Snap, and ByteDance are all facing claims that they failed to protect users from addiction to their platforms.