Social Media Addiction Lawsuit FAQs

The social media addiction lawsuit is a wave of civil claims, coordinated in federal MDL No. 3047 (N.D. California) and parallel state court proceedings, alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Roblox designed addictive features - such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithm-driven recommendations - that caused depression, anxiety, self-harm, and other harm in children [...]

You may qualify if your child, or you as a minor at the time, developed a diagnosed mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety, an eating disorder, or self-harm, that a medical or mental health provider has linked to compulsive use of a named platform (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, or Roblox). Documented use patterns, such [...]

There is no single "average" payout because every case depends on the severity of the diagnosed harm, available documentation, and the strength of the causal link to a specific platform. Educational estimates range from roughly $2,500 to $15,000 for early-stage or undocumented claims up to $300,000-$1,500,000+ for the most severe cases, including wrongful death. In [...]

MDL No. 3047, In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, is a federal multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that coordinates pretrial proceedings for individual lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Roblox. As of mid-2026, MDL 3047 includes thousands of individual claims. Coordination lets [...]

Filing deadlines (statutes of limitations) vary by state and generally begin running from the date the harm was discovered or diagnosed, not necessarily when the platform use began. For claims involving a minor, many states pause, or "toll," the deadline until the child reaches the age of majority, though the specific rules differ significantly by [...]