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Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation

Oct. 2, 2025

Tech giants seek dismissal of school district social media suits

Attorneys for Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google filed motions for summary judgment Tuesday seeking dismissal of bellwether school district lawsuits in federal court accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis. Defense lawyers argued the claims are barred by Section 230 and the First Amendment and asked U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland to exclude plaintiffs' expert testimony.

Tech giants seek dismissal of school district social media suits
Ashley M. Simonsen of Covington & Burling LLP

Attorneys representing social media companies against a federal lawsuit accusing them of causing a mental health crisis for students across the country filed motions for summary judgment late Tuesday seeking dismissal of the bellwether cases.

Lawyers for the defendants - including Meta Platforms Inc., which operates Facebook and Instagram; ByteDance Ltd., which operates TikTok; Snap Inc., which operates Snapchat; and Alphabet Inc.-owned Google LLC, which runs YouTube - are also a...

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