Schools oppose judgment in US social media addiction case | MLex | Specialist news and ana

November 7, 2025

MLex Summary: School district plaintiffs told a US federal judge that Meta Platforms, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube should not be allowed to relitigate whether they should be held liable for failing to warn about the risks of their platforms. They argued that in denying a motion to dismiss, the court already concluded that the schools plausibly alleged a legal duty of care and expressly allowed their failure-to-warn theories to proceed.