{
  "id": 526060,
  "title": "Tech-Konzerne: US-Gericht lässt Tausende Klagen gegen Meta und TikTok zu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/tech-konzerne-us-gericht-lasst-tausende-klagen-gegen-meta-und-tiktok",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T03:12:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/tech-konzerne-us-gericht-laesst-tausende-klagen-gegen-meta-und-tiktok-zu/100246371.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A US appeals court on Monday opened the door for thousands of lawsuits against Meta Platforms, Google's parent Alphabet, TikTok's ByteDance-owned platform, and Snap. The lawsuits accuse the corporations of designing their products to hook young users. The San Francisco-based court rejected Meta and TikTok's appeal to overturn a previous court decision, which argued that a 1996 law protecting online companies from lawsuits over user-generated content also applied to the current allegations. While the appeals court acknowledged the law provided some defense against liability, it ruled it did not grant immunity from lawsuits. The court also denied Meta's request to postpone a trial scheduled for Wednesday. In this case, 29 US states are suing the corporation for allegedly collecting illegal data from children, designing its platforms to be addictive, and misleading users about their safety.",
  "summary": "In den Klagen wird den Konzernen vorgeworfen, dass sie junge Nutzer süchtig machen. Eine Berufung gegen die Klage von Meta und TikTok hat ein Gericht nun abgewiesen.",
  "key_points": [
    "US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap",
    "1996 law protecting online companies from lawsuits does not grant immunity",
    "29 US states suing for alleged data collection, addictive design, misleading safety info"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This ruling clears the way for thousands of lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap, potentially exposing them to significant liability for allegedly designing addictive products.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "False claims online: EU: More fact-checks on TikTok and Meta after Ceuta crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/falschbehauptungen-im-netz-eu-mehr-faktenchecks-bei-tiktok-und-meta",
        "published": "2026-08-11T14:14:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}