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US appeals court rejects Meta and TikTok bid to end lawsuits early
A US appeals court rejected Meta and TikTok’s request to dismiss thousands of lawsuits against them at an early stage. The court said the Communications Decency Act could be used as a defense against liability rather than to terminate the lawsuits.
Meta and TikTok’s attempt to have lawsuits filed against them in the United States dismissed on appeal has failed. The appeals court rejected the request, saying the companies had filed it at a very early stage of the proceedings.
The court held that the Communications Decency Act, which largely protects social media companies from legal liability arising from user-generated content, could be used as a defense against liability rather than to dismiss lawsuits at the outset.
The ruling also stated that the court lacked appellate jurisdiction over the matter. For this reason, Meta and TikTok’s request to have the lawsuits dismissed was not accepted.
Thousands of cases filed
Thousands of lawsuits were filed against Meta and TikTok in the United States over alleged harm caused by the design of Meta-owned platforms and TikTok. Meta and TikTok petitioned the appeals court to have the cases dismissed.
Jury awards $6 million in damages
In an earlier case heard in the United States, a jury found Meta and YouTube partly liable for their effects on the mental health of some users and ordered them to pay $6 million in damages.
In the case brought by 20-year-old K. G. M. and heard together with thousands of other cases, it was argued that using social media platforms had become addictive. The case alleged that this had caused mental health problems or worsened existing ones.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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