{
  "id": 537488,
  "title": "US appeals court lets thousands of social media addiction lawsuits against tech giants proceed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/us-appeals-court-lets-thousands-of-social-media-addiction-lawsuits",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/126068/us-appeals-court-lets-thousands-of-social-media-addiction-lawsuits-against-tech-giants-proceed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A US appeals court has cleared the way for thousands of lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat over allegations that their social media platforms deliberately foster addiction among young users. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Cour...",
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  "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."
}