Jan. 27, 2026
US judge skeptical of both sides in social media addiction MDL
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers pressed both tech companies and plaintiffs at a summary judgment hearing, signaling disputes over Section 230, causation and alleged addictive platform features should likely be resolved by a jury.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers wasn't buying social media giants' argument that they're protected by 47 U.S. Code Section 230 in the massive multidistrict litigation brought by several states and school districts, but she wasn't too impressed with the plaintiffs' case either.
"I don't know that I agree with either one of you," Gonzalez Rogers said at a summary judgment hearing Monday in San Francisco federal court. In re: Social Me...
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