Social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and TikTok face an onslaught of social media addiction lawsuits nationwide. If a case involving social media addiction crosses your desk, we hope you’ll think of us.
When you refer a case to Simmons Hanly Conroy, you can rest assured that we have the experience and resources necessary to hold negligent companies accountable and fight for justice on behalf of your clients.
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In fact, Partner Ellyn Hurd has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee Leadership in the In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, which alleges social media platforms encourage addictive behavior in adolescents.
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Many social media addiction lawsuits claim that the companies developed algorithms to lure teens into their platforms, even though they knew it could cause harm. Thousands of pages of internal documents were leaked that show Facebook knew the harm it was causing — especially to its youngest users.
Studies show that social media addiction can negatively affect mood, emotional and physical reactions, and cause psychological problems. According to the Mayo Clinic, 12 to 15-year-olds who spend more than 3 hours per day on social media could be at increased risk for problems with mental health.
Since the destructive effects of social media addiction may be especially pronounced in younger users, victims may be too young to file lawsuits on their own. Simmons Hanly Conroy stands ready to help parents or guardians who may be able to file a social media addiction lawsuit on their children’s behalf.
Social media companies have faced a growing number of lawsuits across the U.S. for fueling addiction and harming young users. Families, schools, and states claim companies designed their apps to be especially addictive to teens, while ignoring the serious health effects.
Features like infinite scrolling, push notifications, and algorithm-driven feeds are built to maximize screen time, often at the expense of children’s mental health.
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