US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction

The New Mexico public nuisance ruling against Meta ​followed an earlier phase in the trial, in which a jury in March ordered it to pay $375 million after finding it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms.

Lexi Hazam and Previn Warren, attorneys representing thousands of school districts and individuals suing Meta and other companies ​in the litigation over the claims in federal court, said in a statement the ruling would allow the states' trial to move forward, as well as a trial over claims brought by school ‌districts scheduled for ⁠February.

In the first lawsuit to go to trial in the California litigation, and a closely watched test of how juries might respond to similar claims, a Los Angeles jury in March found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that harm young people.