October 5, 2025. States around the U.S. are suing social media companies to protect their residents.
Studies show that people of all ages are addicted to social media and their smart phones.
An extreme example of bad behavior is that people around the world of all ages have been seriously injured or murdered but instead of trying to help many of those around them took a video on their phone to post on social media with the hope it goes viral.
Many can't function if they are not checking their social media accounts several times each day. This behavior is wasting hundreds of labor hours annually costing businesses billions of dollars of labor productivity.
These states are currently suing social media companies:
| State | Social Media Companies Involved | Key Issues |
|---|---|---|
| California | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| New York | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| Texas | TikTok | Parental consent violations |
| New Mexico | Snap | Youth safety and wellbeing |
| Massachusetts | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, deceptive practices |
| Florida | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| Kentucky | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| New Jersey | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| Tennessee | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| Vermont | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
| South Dakota | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Targeting teens with harmful content |
| North Dakota | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Targeting teens with harmful content |
| Washington D.C. | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | Addiction, mental health harm |
King Law reports that as of April 1, 2025, the number of lawsuits in the federal multi-district litigation against social media companies rose to 1,745. This is an increase of 499 cases since March 1, 2025, when the last numbers were published. Young adults and parents are suing because they or their children experienced severe mental health disturbances—such as suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and depression—due to social media exposure and addiction.
A Wall Street Journal study revealed that adolescent users were bombarded with extreme content shortly after creating underage profiles on social media platforms. Many videos encourage unhealthy challenges like the “corpse bride” diet, where teens try to get so skinny their bones stick out. As regulators and private organizations seek to create much-needed change to protect young users on social media, parents and affected victims seek compensation in social media addiction lawsuits.
Starting in July of 2026, people who use social media platforms in Minnesota will have to acknowledge a pop-up warning about mental health to use social media platforms. The law will be the first of its kind in the U.S. and is aimed at making people pause before frequently engaging with social media apps. The warning will remind people that the site they plan to access could pose a hazard to their mental health. This law comes as hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against social media giants, alleging the companies do not do enough to protect kids and teens from overusing social media platforms.
How to find out if your addicted to social media and your smart phone;
Deactivate all your social media accounts and monitor your behavior.
Are you anxious?
How long can you stay off social media?
Can you function in a healthy manner without checking your page or is your desire to check your social media accounts overwhelming?
Can you leave your phone and take a walk or go to the store without it causing you anxiety? Can you leave your phone in another room when you go to bed without anxiety?
Look objectively at the evidence and ask yourself if you need a self-imposed limit on your social media use and use of your smart phone for your health.
Ask yourself why are law-firms are starting Social Media Addiction Divisions? Have you met a lawyer? "In our view" they want to win their cases more than anything and they would not be suing social media companies if they did not feel confident they can win. They have studied the research. You should too.
Try taking a break once in awhile to refresh your soul and re-prioritize your goals. You may improve your mental health, find time to exercise, or hours to work on a new project that benefits you and your family if you just spent less time online.
Your REAL FAMILY and REAL FRIENDS have your phone number so you won't miss anything important if you take a break from social media.
Statistically Speaking you most likely will be OK if you take a walk without your phone.
Tying this into our tribe....Should the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians remove their social media pages and post everything only on our website to help those with proven Social Media Addictions? A proven benefit to our tribe is that doing so would save us thousands of dollars in labor costs which is money that could be used for meaningful work "in our view".
