Meta and TikTok failed to secure an early appellate ruling that could have cut off a major wave of social media addiction lawsuits. The Ninth Circuit dismissed their appeals on August 10 as premature, leaving thousands of cases against major platforms moving forward in lower courts.
The ruling does not decide whether Section 230 ultimately protects the companies from liability. It decides something narrower: Meta and TikTok cannot use the statute at this stage to obtain immediate appellate review and avoid continuing to defend the litigation.
The Ninth Circuit did not decide Section 230
According to Reuters, the appeals challenged lower-court…
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