Law and science collide in federal lawsuit over social media addiction
- Posted on August 8, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Law and science collide in federal lawsuit over social media addiction
Attorneys for Meta and other companies have argued that because social media addiction has not been formally recognized by the medical community, they cannot be held liable when sued over it. But the standard for a diagnosis is changing, and judges have been skeptical of those arguments.
