Meta settles Kentucky school district case over alleged addictive design in social apps

Meta reached a confidential settlement with a Kentucky school district over claims its platforms are designed to be addictive and harm students, part of a broader MDL with about 1,200 districts against Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube. Other platforms have settled similar claims, and remaining trials are set for July (California state and Tennessee federal cases) with another school-district case in January 2027. Earlier rulings in Los Angeles and New Mexico found Meta and YouTube liable for harm to youths, underscoring the wave of legal actions targeting social-media design.