Meta had argued that it can't be sued in Vermont court because neither the company nor the app design has specific ties to the state. Vermont countered that the sites' large number of teen users gives its courts jurisdiction. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal in a brief, unexplained order, as is typical. The procedural decision comes after court losses for Meta and YouTube in social media addiction lawsuits in California and New Mexico.
Three major social media platforms paid an undisclosed price last Friday rather than let a Kentucky jury hear evidence about their internal design decisions. Alphabet's YouTube, Snap, and TikTok settled the first school district addiction lawsuit set to go to trial, filing agreements in federal court in Oakland, California, on May 15, 2026. The settlements leave Meta Platforms as the sole defendant heading to a June 15 trial in the case brought by Breathitt County School District, a rural district in eastern Kentucky, designated by the court as the bellwether for more than 1,200 similar lawsuits filed by school districts across the United States.
Santa Clara County, California, sued Meta Platforms Inc. over allegations that the company “knowingly facilitates and profits from billions of scam advertisements” on its social networks, including Facebook and Instagram. The complaint accuses the social networking giant of defrauding seniors and families with scam ads, which the company allegedly tracks. Meta makes approximately $7 billion in revenue each year from these kinds of ads, according to a statement from Tony LoPresti, the Santa Clara County counsel, who is bringing the lawsuit.
Meta's Muse Spark is the company's first AI model since the social media giant's previous initiatives, and analysts are optimistic about its potential.
